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The new trend of politically polarized media in Spain has led the authors of this paper to rethink the relationship between media and citizens within selective exposure, perception and retention theory and its influence on electoral behavior. The selection of political information contents by citizens during electoral campaigns forms a diet that influences their votes. Therefore, this research article attempts to clarify the relationship between the consumption of political information from mass media and the voters' electoral behavior amid the new media reality of the country. For this, and per the post-electoral surveys of the Center for Sociological Research (CIS, for its acronym in Spanish), it studies the effects of citizens' media exposure during the 2015 and 2016 general elections on voting. In these years, there was a crisis in the party system in Spain after several decades of bipartisanship and institutional stability. The results allow concluding that the political discussion in the country builds on two lines of confrontation: ideological (left-right) and territorial, which politically polarizes those citizens from territories with their own identity (mainly Catalonia). Media positively influence the political narrative since voters consume political information from related media as a symbol of electoral reaffirmation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The boom in social networks has prompted the press draw on these new communication channels as a way to interact with users. It is of interest to know how newspapers use these networks and the response from their followers. Accordingly, the study focuses on analyzing the Facebook profiles of the largest newspapers in Spain during the quarter from October to December 2012. The pivotal points of the article are oriented in two directions: one deals with how the newspapers in question exploit social networks, while the other focuses on the interaction with users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is not often that a media organization equips itself with an internal system for self-regulation such as a press ombudsman. Rarely is someone appointed from outside the editorial department (consistent with the archetype advocated by The Washington Post), and the designation of a person who is not a member of the profession is an exceptional event (as in the case of Il Messaggero). There was a pioneering and unique experience in Spain that combined both these factors. Baptized as the Readers' Correspondent, it was brought about through the creation of Grupo 16. The benefits of that initiative included, among others, the nature of the position, the selection of those chosen to occupy it, readers' familiarization with the task of journalism and their right to information, and encouragement to interaction with the audience. The shortcomings concerned the absence of regulations, a certain amount of confusion in fulfilling the mission entrusted to the ombudsman, poor participation on the part of the public, not enough articles published, and the paltry manifestation of explanations provided by directors and writers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The arrival of Latin American immigrants has sparked important changes in Spain's cultural industries, including the mass media. This population represents a percentage of the potential audience the media must take into account. It is viewed uniformly as a Latin nation. Yet, in reality, its countries of origin signal clear distinctions between the different groups. The emergence of mass media directed towards this Latin nation is a constant, and this article analyzes some of the respective projects in the press and radio. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present article analyses the political support that the new monarchy of Juan Carlos I found in the Spaniard press along the transition towards democracy. The press treatment given to the initial lack of dynastical legitimacy --one of the main weaknesses of the Crown- is the studied example used to illustrate the topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]