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Mera Fernández, María Montserrat

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María Montserrat
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Mera Fernández
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/75296
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Ciencias de la Informacion
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Periodismo y Comunicación Global
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Periodismo
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    Los políticos como fuentes de la información sobre cambio climático. Comparativa entre los digitales El País y ABC
    (Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 2020) Abejón Mendoza, Paloma; Carrasco Polaino, Rafael; Mera Fernández, María Montserrat; Cabedo Figueredo, Francisco Javier
    El cambio climático (CC) es probablemente el tema científico más fuertemente politizado del siglo y el objetivo de esta investigación es detallar pautas sobre cómo son las informaciones que aparecen sobre este tema cuando la fuente es un político y determinar, entre otras cuestiones, a qué partidos pertenecen los políticos que aparecen como fuentes. La investigación parte del análisis de todas las noticias aparecidas en las ediciones digitales de dos de los principales diarios españoles, El País y ABC, durante el año 2017. Se ha recurrido a una metodología estadística a la hora de identificar diferencias significativas entre los dos diarios analizados y las variables de interés, utilizando tablas de contingencia con pruebas de chi-cuadrado. Las conclusiones permiten avanzar que la mayoría de los políticos que aparecen como fuentes en informaciones sobre CC son extranjeros y no españoles, así como que los políticos hacen muy poca pedagogía sobre cuestiones climáticas
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    Approaching climate change to society from the media: formative elements in Spanish digital newspapers
    (Ambiente & Sociedade, 2021) Parratt Fernández, Sonia; Mera Fernández, María Montserrat; Abejón Mendoza, Paloma
    On the basis of media´s responsibility with regard of the environment, this study focuses on a new aspect within the research about media coverage of climate change: the presence of elements that would contribute to make this phenomenon known and understood, and to guide readers on how to individually tackle it. The method used was content analysis of digital editions of the most widely read general information newspapers in 2017. Findings suggest that newspapers hardly include simple explanations about climate change; they contextualize the phenomenon addressing its causes and effects, but these still prevail over the former; they provide citizens scarce guidance on how to combat it; and they make limited use of visual resources. These data provide an interesting starting point for future studies on the effectiveness of formative elements to encourage readers’ involvement.
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    Journalists and Engagement on Twitter and Climate Change: Tweet Authors, Formats, and Content During COP25
    (Journalism Practice, 2021) Carrasco Polaino, Rafael; Mera Fernández, María Montserrat; Parratt Fernández, Sonia
    The objective of this research is to analyze the engagement generated by tweets published from verified accounts during the COP25, and to see what place journalists occupy in the communicative flow during the event. The original tweets labeled “#cop25” and published by media, individual journalists, and other users such as NGOs and international organizations among others, were downloaded during the summit. Through a content analysis they were classified according to the type of author, the format, the type of content, and the transmitted sentiment. After calculating their engagement, significant differences were identified using non-parametric statistical tests. The results show that the tweets that generated the most engagement are those published by journalists, those that contain only text, and those that present a negative sentiment. One of the most relevant findings is that journalists can be key pieces in the communication and awareness of climate change if they are more active on Twitter. If, however, they maintain a much lower number of posts than other users, it becomes paradoxical in that those who achieve a more effective impact are not sufficiently exploiting the potential of Twitter.