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The aim of this paper is to analyse a corpus of 137 texts published between 1888 and 1899. These texts are included in one of the most successful Spanish-language newspapers published in the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century: Las Novedades (New York, 1876-1918). In the analysis I will determine the linguistic ideologies and the discursive strategies used for the promotion of Hispanism and Spanish language in a sociopolitical context in which the Spanish hegemony was losing all its power at an international level. Thus, the ideologies found are divided in two different categories: the linguistic ideologies that give the language a cultural value and the linguistic ideologies that make reference to the economic and commercial value of the language. The results obtained from this analysis will contribute to understand the role of Spanish language in the United States. Furthermore, this paper presents an unpublished corpus of clear historiographic interest that contributes to clarify the panorama of Hispanism in a country like the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: This paper analyzes the impact of the contents about Banksy in the four main Spanish newspapers. The aim is to detect the treatment that the press makes about this figure and determine if these newspapers publish content in the same proportion, which is the main theme, what are the graphic resources they use, if there are evaluative connotations, etc. Methodology: Some of the hypotheses suggest that Banksy manages to put the media focus on the cause that his actions vindicate and that the more conservative newspapers are more critical and limit the space dedicated to him. All the publications that contain the word Banksy have been analyzed with a sheet elaborated ad hoc for this study. A total of 2248 items have been recorded, out of 221 pieces analyzed. Results: The ABC newspaper is where the negative evaluative connotations emerges to a greater extent, but also the one that offers the most space to Banksy or his work, followed by El País. The case claimed by Banksy is barely covered by all the newspapers, being null in the case of El Mundo. Conclusions: It is verified that a conservative newspaper such as ABC does not necessarily limit its space to this type of content. In general, the figure of Banksy and his actions, highly adjectived in all the newspapers, take center stage against the cause that he vindicates. The iconic nature of the Banksy concept, used often by newspapers as a brand, can be confirmed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The following paper aims at presenting and describing some texts published in the newspapers El Argentino and El Hogar under the pseudonym "Mórdicus", behind which we have identified the figure of Arturo Costa Álvarez. A decisive proof for this identification lies in the finding of a set of manuscripts for unpublished articles also signed by the abovementioned pseudonym among the legacy of this author, preserved by the Biblioteca Pública de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, in a section bearing Costa Álvarez's name. A transcription of these manuscripts is offered in the appendix to the following paper. In the texts signed by Mórdicus, we can see how Costa Álvarez reinforces what his contemporary interventions in magazines, journals and newspapers at that time aimed at -that is, not only to establish itself as an authorized voice in the glotopolitical debate of its time, but also to defend that place against the emergence and advancement, in the 1920s, of the Instituto de Filología, an institution with directors from the Center for Historical Studies from Madrid. He does this from an alternative position, provided by the pseudonym and pervaded with mordacity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper rescues the narrative work of the Philippine writer Benigno del Rio, well known in his country between 1930 and 1960, but whose memory is now forgotten. His work suffered successively a triple destruction: the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during the Pacific War, the battle of Manila against the Japanese, and poor documentary conservation after the independence of the archipelago. The vestiges of his work are scattered in newspapers and magazines between 1931 and 1941. We intend to reexamine this work through some thirty stories recently recovered, crossing them with the elements contributed by the author himself in the testimonial chronicles of the Japanese occupation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction. The article analyses the journalistic pieces produced and published by the newspaper elespectador.com during the electoral process of the Plebiscite for Peace 2016, in Colombia. The paper examines which are the information sources used by journalists to elaborate news, what are the journalistic genres used as well as the number of sources in each informative note. Methodology. Analysis of descriptive nature using a mixed methodology, that is, quantitative and qualitative techniques, therefore we considered content analysis as an efficacious tool to achieve our objectives. Results. news and opinion outstand as the preferred narrative journalistic genres; while the presence of documentary sources invigorating information is rather low. Conclusions. The poor journalistic quality is evident, resulting in a misinformed public opinion, fertilizing and conceiving a statements journalism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a preliminary report on a current investigation about the characteristics of the processes of textual production in children who start to read newspapers on the Internet and write news in paper and computer. The goal is to describe and understand the processes of writing, including revisions. This project has the purpose of supporting the access to the written culture at school using ICT's to both to read and write. The research was conducted in three different schools (one in Córdoba city, one in the interior of the province and one in the San Juan city), with volunteers teachers form fourth (2008) and fifth grade (2009) News production activities are proposed to 30 children in every school and similar groups were made up with a previous criterion according to their command of the written language, the computer and the word processor. The groups write, revise and improve their texts with different instruments (pencil and paper/computer) with the purpose of making comparisons. The proposed textual type (Informative news article, news, accounts) is justified according to this characteristics and differences in relation to the short story, used in previous researches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the global crisis of the traditional press, some regional and local newspapers have been able to survive and get stronger thanks to adequate strategies that have been planned during the past few years and that now are beginning to bear fruit. This paper aims at analysing one of these models, exploring the keys of a particular case such as the North American newspaper The News & Observer, in North Carolina. This newspaper, that belongs to the McClatchy group, has gone for a hybrid paper-online model, with meticulous spaces for citizen participation, and for a hyperlocal press with a character all of its own. A comparative analysis of that model with the Spanish daily newspaper Información is also carried out. This newspaper is published in Alicante and belongs to the Prensa Ibérica group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents some studies made on Colombian literary periodical publications. Its content is presented in terms of the scientific problems that are raised and outlined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In media and content industries, the main effect of digitization has been a radical transformation of information formats and displays. In fact, these formats and displays are responsible for the shifting perceptions of users-consumers concerning how they relate and interact with information. However, in spite of its considerable relevance, the bidirectional relationship between formats/displays and users has been seldom studied. This brief paper presents an overview of the evolution of displays and devices in some key media and content subsectors -publishing and distribution of books and newspapers- with the main objective of hinting at the next steps in their evolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

According to public opinion the increasing number of foreign population has became one of the most problematic issues in the last decade. Since 2005 immigration is the second biggest concern for Spaniards after unemployment and followed by terrorism. It is has became a state issue and a central government worry of utmost importance. The media coverage given to immigration is very important, specifically the way in which it is approached and presented to the readers. This paper shows the different perspectives or frames used by two key nationwide Spanish newspapers, El País y El Mundo, to cover one of the migration crises that took place in the Canary Islands in spring 2006. Following Framing theory, media content has been analyzed using variables to show the different ways in which these media depict the phenomenon of migration and the approach which each newspaper follows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the threat posed by computerized information sources to newspapers. Electronic newspapers make it feasible for publishers to some day give up paper entirely, saving themselves and their customers money and receiving all the benefits of the digital age. The electronic newspapers are download-able, the computerized news would be clean and would produce no waste. Electronic newspaper could be selective and catering to any reader's particular interests. News can be sent out and downloaded immediately and would be fresher, more current than day-old print.