Tratamiento de noticias acerca de migrantes Venezolanos por los medios ecuatorianos en sus sitios web y en su cuenta de Facebook: caso El Mercurio

Abstract

The present exploratory-descriptive study was developed using the content analysis methodology and sought to determine the treatment of the news about Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador. This research analyzes the website and Facebook page of the newspaper El Mercurio of the city of Cuenca during February and March 2020. We identify the attributes, evaluations, and topics that this journal uses on the subject, and, with this, we compare its website and its Facebook account. Among the main results of this study, it was found that Diario El Mercurio, in its journalistic notes, names the migrants as Venezuelans. The same happens when some behavioral situations are linked to them. Although the newspaper does not promote xenophobia directly, in its newsrooms, there is a formulation of stigmas or stereotypes that target Venezuelan citizens, which can generate xenophobia in its readers. The media also shows the other side of the coin, the lack of documentation. In a small part, this journal evidences the violation of Human Rights and the lack of opportunities for Venezuelan groups.

Keywords MIGRATION, VENEZUELANS, JOURNALISM, FRAMING, XENOPHOBIA