Maxwell McCombs (2004) defines electoral campaigns as “natural laboratories” for analyzing how near or far the proposals of the programs of political parties, the issues as set out by the media and the concerns expressed by the general public are from each other. This article contributes a comparative analysis in two ways. On the one hand, we systematize the existing similarities and differences in the media coverage of three general election campaigns (Ecuador 2021, Spain 2019 and Argentina 2019), based on the indicators concerning “issue agendas” and “attribute agendas” (1st and 2nd level of agenda setting). On the other hand, we explore the existing associations between the most significant issues of the media and public agendas in the framework of the three aforementioned electoral campaigns. Among the results obtained, it is worth pointing out, firstly, the dissociation ...

Ph.D. theses represent the culmination of post-graduate education for doctoral candidates, and are also the starting point for junior researchers’ academic careers. Post-graduate studies in Journalism allow in-depth research into different aspects of reality. In that sense, a Ph.D. thesis represents an intense, in-depth piece of work which observes social facts linked to different knowledge perspectives. Studying the acquisition of a Ph.D. through a piece of research is a way to gain more in-depth knowledge of post-graduates in Journalism coming from Spanish universities. The study has the Communication (Journalism, Audiovisual Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations) theses defended in Spanish universities as its raw material: some 2784 pieces of work registered between 2007 and 2018. The research unit of analysis focuses exclusively on theses on Journalism defended between 2...

Ph.D. theses represent the culmination of post-graduate education for doctoral candidates, and are also the starting point for junior researchers’ academic careers. Post-graduate studies in Journalism allow in-depth research into different aspects of reality. In that sense, a Ph.D. thesis represents an intense, in-depth piece of work which observes social facts linked to different knowledge perspectives. Studying the acquisition of a Ph.D. through a piece of research is a way to gain more in-depth knowledge of post-graduates in Journalism coming from Spanish universities. The study has the Communication (Journalism, Audiovisual Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations) theses defended in Spanish universities as its raw material: some 2784 pieces of work registered between 2007 and 2018. The research unit of analysis focuses exclusively on theses on Journalism defended between 2...