The thematic uniformity in international sections of newspapers of Madrid in front of local sections

Abstract

The media move forward a progressive uniformity on the

selection of the news. But while some sections as international

does it strongly other sections as local does it with more

thematic variety. Trough the analysis of international and local

sections of four most important newspapers of Madrid this

research clarify that the coincidence rate of international

sections is double than the local sections rate.

Despite the correspondent networks of the newspapers, some

factors like international press agencies and the media of the

reference countries for Spain drive international sections to

offer a limited agenda setting because of the important rate of

coincidence.

However in local areas the limited influence of other cities or

countries let the newspapers offer a wider variety of news and

a wider agenda setting.