Barcelona on the prime time news of South Korean public television

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Abstract

The tourist image of a city is the key to presenting

itself to the world and for its defining features to be

built internationally. Thus, the relationship between

perception and tourist image are fundamental

concepts to attract tourists to a specific destination.

The objective of this article is to analyze the image

of Barcelona in South Korea through the analysis

of Korean public television news. The investigation

will be carried out through a content analysis of

the prime time newscasts. We have observed the

news for a period of ten years (2010-2019) with

the most audience from the sections of politics,

economy, international, society, culture and sport of

the three public television stations in South Korea

with the greatest impact on Korean society: KBS,

MBC and SBS. The results show that most of the

news broadcast about Barcelona is ascribed to

culture and sport, keeping a positive tone, while

the political and international news have mostly a

negative tone. Likewise, the sections with the most

televised news about the Catalan capital are sports, international and politics.

Keywords

Barcelona, Public television, South Korea, Television news, Image of Barcelona, Prime time

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Author Biographies

SIN GYU KANG, University of Girona

Tourism Faculty

Silvia Espinosa Mirabet, University of Girona

Tourism Faculty

DOI

https://doi.org/10.33115/udg_bib/cp.v10i20.22596

Published

2021-07-24

How to Cite

KANG, S. G., & Espinosa Mirabet, S. (2021). Barcelona on the prime time news of South Korean public television. Communication Papers. Media Literacy and Gender Studies., 10(20), 63–76. https://doi.org/10.33115/udg_bib/cp.v10i20.22596

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