Who framed Daniel Sancho? An analysis on the representation of crime (and reality) in the news media
(2024) MKVM13 20241Media and Communication Studies
Department of Communication and Media
- Abstract
- This thesis aims at exploring how reality is covered in the news media, by employing the murder of Edwin Arrieta, perpetrated by Daniel Sancho, as a case study. This particular incident was selected due to its extraordinariness and extremity, which made it the perfect base for this analysis both because of the richness of the material – exemplified in the 33 articles that composed the final sample of the analysis – and because of the generalizability of the findings obtained.
This research is grounded on four theoretical concepts – news framing by Robert Entman, the society of the spectacle by Guy Debord, social typing by Orrin E. Klapp, and hyperreality by Jean Baudrillard and Umberto Eco. Through a combination of frame analysis and... (More) - This thesis aims at exploring how reality is covered in the news media, by employing the murder of Edwin Arrieta, perpetrated by Daniel Sancho, as a case study. This particular incident was selected due to its extraordinariness and extremity, which made it the perfect base for this analysis both because of the richness of the material – exemplified in the 33 articles that composed the final sample of the analysis – and because of the generalizability of the findings obtained.
This research is grounded on four theoretical concepts – news framing by Robert Entman, the society of the spectacle by Guy Debord, social typing by Orrin E. Klapp, and hyperreality by Jean Baudrillard and Umberto Eco. Through a combination of frame analysis and qualitative textual analysis, this research explores the constructions of the individuals involved in this case, as well as the construction of the case itself, relating it to current general journalistic practices.
The findings obtained show a media paradigm in which the representation of the media is closer to reality than reality itself. Through the use of fictionalizing and spectacularizing narratives, focused on aspects like violence, sex or speculations, the news media crafts stories that will be appealing to the public, ensuring that their engagement will be long lasting. This thesis explores, therefore, how contemporary journalistic practices seem to be heading towards a state in which their construction of reality will take over the actual facts.
The field of crime was chosen to explore how news media frames reality due to its inherent controversy and spectacularity, which granted that the trends employed would be more obvious and explicit, thus allowing the research to be richer and as insightful as possible. However, the practices observed in the mediatic coverage of Daniel Sancho’s case are potentially transferable to other areas of reality, and the consequences can be impactful. (Less)
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- Castro Franco, Fatima LU
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- MKVM13 20241
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- 2024
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- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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- English
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abstract = {{This thesis aims at exploring how reality is covered in the news media, by employing the murder of Edwin Arrieta, perpetrated by Daniel Sancho, as a case study. This particular incident was selected due to its extraordinariness and extremity, which made it the perfect base for this analysis both because of the richness of the material – exemplified in the 33 articles that composed the final sample of the analysis – and because of the generalizability of the findings obtained.
This research is grounded on four theoretical concepts – news framing by Robert Entman, the society of the spectacle by Guy Debord, social typing by Orrin E. Klapp, and hyperreality by Jean Baudrillard and Umberto Eco. Through a combination of frame analysis and qualitative textual analysis, this research explores the constructions of the individuals involved in this case, as well as the construction of the case itself, relating it to current general journalistic practices.
The findings obtained show a media paradigm in which the representation of the media is closer to reality than reality itself. Through the use of fictionalizing and spectacularizing narratives, focused on aspects like violence, sex or speculations, the news media crafts stories that will be appealing to the public, ensuring that their engagement will be long lasting. This thesis explores, therefore, how contemporary journalistic practices seem to be heading towards a state in which their construction of reality will take over the actual facts.
The field of crime was chosen to explore how news media frames reality due to its inherent controversy and spectacularity, which granted that the trends employed would be more obvious and explicit, thus allowing the research to be richer and as insightful as possible. However, the practices observed in the mediatic coverage of Daniel Sancho’s case are potentially transferable to other areas of reality, and the consequences can be impactful.}},
author = {{Castro Franco, Fatima}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Who framed Daniel Sancho? An analysis on the representation of crime (and reality) in the news media}},
year = {{2024}},
}