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Violence against women (VAW) is a topic that has been progressively increased as an international concern. However, the role of journalists in the construction of VAW news has not been yet exploredindepth. This chapter explores, first, if there is a feminization of the coverage of VAW news; second, if the newspapers treat VAW as a main theme; third, if the sex of the editor influences the quality of the news and, fourth, if the sex of the authors has an impact onsources selection. A sample of sexist murders news published during 2016 in three relevant Spanish newspapers (El Mundo, eldiario.es y Diario de Sevilla) has been analyzed.The results show a journalistic dependence of the News Agencies, that have a lower grade of quality than the news signed by journalists. In conclusion, mostly the sources used in VAW news are expert and/or official. Also,a progressive implementation of the existing deontological recommendations is deduced. Moreover, most of the news published by the Spanish media are agency news. Finally, agency news presents a considerably worse quality than those signed by media professionals
Keywords: Communication ; Content Analysis ; content analysis ; Deontological Codes ; Ethical Approach ; Feminism ; Gender ; Genre ; Journalism ; Media ; Newspapers ; Sexist Murders ; Spain ; Violence ; Violence Against Women
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