El tratamiento periodístico del diario el país frente a hechos en los que se han visto implicadas pandillas y bandas criminales en la ciudad de Cali en los años 2016 y 2017

Abstract

The purpose of this degree work is related to the journalistic treatment of the newspaper the country on the phenomenon of gangsterism in the city of Cali in the first quarter of 2016 and 2017. This study assumes a mixed approach from the perspective of the journalistic information of the area of events about a relevant topic such as the phenomenon of gangsterism, which is presented journalistically in different ways and with different styles. This taking into account that the interest of the readers and that now, thanks to the development of communication and information technologies (telephones, satellites and internet), the news is instantly known, has become closer and closer, awakening a great interest and acquiring an unknown relevance so far. The objective was to analyze the news about gangs published during the first trimesters of 2016 and 2017. The analyzes show that during the six months the highest percentage of news was related to homicides, followed by robberies. And the main journalistic style is the alarmist. Among the conclusions is the fact that journalism is not contributing to gang deterrence, or campaigns that tend to decrease, on the contrary, they sponsor them by presenting a news, metaphorical, sensationalist body without presenting the characteristics of who, who , in what way and educational campaign.