Publication: El fact-checker en español alrededor del mundo: perfil, similitudes y diferencias entre verificadores hispanohablantes
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2021
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Sociedad Española de Estudios de la Comunicación Iberoamericana (SEECI)
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El del fact-checker es un rol profesional cada vez más relevante en el control de los procesos informativos contemporáneos. Sin embargo, su perfil ha sido poco abordado a nivel internacional, y todavía menos en el contexto hispanohablante. El fact-checking es un fenómeno que se sitúa al centro de los procesos informativos contemporáneos alrededor del mundo, convirtiéndose en un movimiento periodístico global en crecimiento desde su consolidación en el panorama anglosajón. Particularmente, la verificación de informaciones en español está viviendo un crecimiento exponencial en los últimos años con un aumento de más del 500% del número de plataformas desde 2018. Conocer el perfil de quienes desarrollan la verificación de informaciones en países de habla hispana es esencial para estudiar en profundidad el fenómeno dentro de un contexto de convergencia como el hispanoamericano. Para ello, se lleva a cabo una encuesta (n=52) entre verificadores hispanohablantes con el objetivo de conocer su percepción sobre la vinculación de esta actividad con el periodismo, así como el grado de colaboración que existe entre las distintas iniciativas y las similitudes y diferencias entre los fact-checkers de España y América Latina. En un segundo momento, se enriquecen los resultados con la realización de 13 entrevistas en profundidad a profesionales y estudiosos del fenómeno
Professional fact-checkers are becoming essential for the control of information and disinformation flows. However, their profile has been scarcely studied both internationally and particularly, in the Spanish-speaking context. Fact-checking is now a global journalism movement, after being consolidated in Anglo-Saxon countries, and has become a key for understanding current mediated informative and communicative processes that take place in democracies around the world. Spanish-speaking fact-checking is growing exponentially in recent years, with an increase of more than 500% in the number of active platforms since 2018. Studying the profile of Spanish-speaking fact-checkers is crucial to understand the phenomenon in a context of constant convergence such as the Hispanic American. A survey (n=52) was conducted among Spanish-speaking fact-checkers to analyze their perception of fact-checking’s link to journalism, the level of collaboration among platforms, as well as similitudes and differences between Spanish and Latin American professionals. After that, results are enriched through 13 in-depth interviews to fact-checking professionals and academic experts.
Professional fact-checkers are becoming essential for the control of information and disinformation flows. However, their profile has been scarcely studied both internationally and particularly, in the Spanish-speaking context. Fact-checking is now a global journalism movement, after being consolidated in Anglo-Saxon countries, and has become a key for understanding current mediated informative and communicative processes that take place in democracies around the world. Spanish-speaking fact-checking is growing exponentially in recent years, with an increase of more than 500% in the number of active platforms since 2018. Studying the profile of Spanish-speaking fact-checkers is crucial to understand the phenomenon in a context of constant convergence such as the Hispanic American. A survey (n=52) was conducted among Spanish-speaking fact-checkers to analyze their perception of fact-checking’s link to journalism, the level of collaboration among platforms, as well as similitudes and differences between Spanish and Latin American professionals. After that, results are enriched through 13 in-depth interviews to fact-checking professionals and academic experts.
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Verificación, Verificador, Periodismo, Plataformas, Desinformación, Innovación, Verdad, España, América Latina, Fact-Checking, Fact-Checker, Journalism, Platforms, Disinformation, Innovation, Truth, Spain, Latin America
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Revista de Comunicación de la SEECI, N.54 (2021), pp. 49-77