La cobertura informativa de la COP28 y el decálogo ECODES en los diarios El Mundo, El Español y El País

Abstract

Introduction: This work in the situation of global climate emergency that we are currently experiencing and its fundamental objective is to know how the three spanish generalist digital newspapers with the largest audience –El Mundo, El Español y El País– have constructed the stories about the 28th Conference of the United Nations on Climate Change (COP28), held at the end of 2023 in Dubai. Methodology: We have a content analysis, qualitative and quantitative, based on observance of the “Decalogue of recommendations for reporting on climate change” –prepared by the Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo (ECODES) and the Research Group Dialectical Mediation of Social Communication– by the three mentioned newspapers. Results: The analysis has allowed us to verify that the information about COP28, published by the media analyzed, only partially observes the recommendations of the ECODES decalogue for reporting on climate change. Conclusions: The importance of the exercise of journalism is evident from the social responsibility that communication professionals have when approaching their work, especially when we talk about emergency situations, like in this case.