“Ready”. Analysis of the television discourse of TV3 about the mass mobilization during the National Day of Catalonia in 2016

Abstract

The study analyzes the coverage that the Catalan television channel TV3 gave of the demonstration on 11 September 2016 in connection with the National Day of Catalonia. From 2012, this was the fifth demonstration to be held in demand of the independence of Catalonia and the first one after the Catalan regional election on 27 September 2015. The interest of this study is that Catalan media can have an influence on the discourse about the independence movement and, in consequence, on the public opinion. On the basis of the quantitative content analysis and generic frames analysis, it is possible to determine that TV3 news broadcasts highlighted the human interest of the conflict, attributed responsibility to certain persons and emphasized political disagreements.

KEYWORDS: Catalan independence movement, National Day of Catalonia, independence demonstration, TV3, generic frames, journalistic discourse.