Analysis of visual content in SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19 news coverage of scientific divulgation in Spanish magazines in the digital environment

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https://doi.org/10.24265/cian.2020.n12.01

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Visual content, Scientific divulgation, COVID-19, Health crisis, Image, Communication, Magazines

Abstract

The visual content in the coverage of COVID-19 in the digital editions of the most consumed Spanish scientific journals during this epidemiologicalcrisis is analyzed. The objectives are to analyze the presence, number, typology, hyperlink and authorship of the image in the informative pieces. The image (n= 549) is analyzed in the informative pieces published in muyinnteresante. es (n= 204) and nationalgeographic.com.es (N=85) from February 7 to May 14, 2020. A content analysis was chosen by previously established codes to identify the variables under study. It is established that the potential of the image is not used in the digital environment and proposals for improvement are made to optimize the potential of the image due to its importance as a source of knowledge in times of health crisis.

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  • Aida María De Vicente Domínguez, Universidad de Málaga (España)

    PhD in Communication from the University of Granada (Spain). Degree in Journalism from the University Carlos III of Madrid and Bachelor of Humanities from the University of Navarra. Specialized in scientific communication and scientific-technical dissemination. She is a professor in the degree of Journalism, Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at the University of Malaga.

  • Mireya Rocío Carballeda, Universidad de Málaga (España)

    Degree in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Malaga (Spain). PhD candidate in the program Interuniversity of Communication. Professor of photography, video editing and audiovisual language in the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising of the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the University of Malaga.

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2020-11-23

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No. 12 (2020): Correspondences & analysis N°12 2020 (july - december)

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De Vicente Domínguez, A. M., & Carballeda, M. R. (2020). Analysis of visual content in SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19 news coverage of scientific divulgation in Spanish magazines in the digital environment. Correspondences & Analysis, 12, 11-30. https://doi.org/10.24265/cian.2020.n12.01
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