News coverage of the Gulf War in Castilla-La Mancha: Discourse in the regional media / Cobertura informativa de la Guerra del Golfo en Castilla-La Mancha: discurso en la prensa regional

Abstract

The political class and the regional media of Castilla-La Mancha were not oblivious to Spanish participation in the 1991 Gulf War. Press and public representatives approached the conflict from close proximity and focused their narrative on the displaced soldiers, compulsory military service, rising prices and demonstrations for peace. The media system of Castilla-La Mancha, little articulated and dependent on Madrid, favored the use of simple frames and generated superficial coverage. The political message in the region reproduced a similar discourse to that of the State, although the vision of the war in Castilla-La Mancha incorporated its own elements, such as the tens situation between the autonomous government and the Ministry of Defense because of the use of certain green spaces or the case of the conscientious objectors of Albacete. The information of four printed media will be quantified and qualitatively analyzed according to the content and use of frames.

Keywords

• Gulf War
• Framing
• Castilla-La Mancha
• Media
• Political Protests