Agenda and media pluralism in Al Rojo Vivo and Las Mañanas de Cuatro

Abstract

Even with the rise of digital and hybrid communication, television continues to be the main source of information in Spain. A sample of 50 broadcasts was taken (25 from “Al Rojo Vivo“ and 25 from “Las Mañanas de Cuatro“) to register who participates in them, under what conditions and what issues are discussed. A high degree of equivalence in terms of agenda setting and an extremely low inclusion of women is observed. The Catalan independence process monopolised attention. The methodology includes quantification of the counter-arguments received by the participants, showing a clear disadvantage for Catalonian sovereignist and leftist standpoints (despite being the two channels most identified with the left in the survey used as a reference).