Análisis de la ética en el periodismo digital en los diarios Extra y El Comercio.

Abstract

This is a qualitative, ethnographic, descriptive, and bibliographical research. This scientific article intends to contribute and propose information on the ethical treatment of event information (red chronicle) in the media: El Extra and El Comercio, in its digital version. Two media with national coverage and located in Guayaquil and Quito, respectively. In this research, the main theoretical references on ethics are detailed, such as the assumptions related to veracity, verification, diversity, and contrast of sources, among other notions of the journalistic profession. It details, analyzes, and infers the criteria of journalism students at the Catholic University of Cuenca regarding the approach to information, as well as the criteria of experts with data based on the technique of observation of the topics and informative content. A scope is sought to understand the analysis and contribution of this type of information in the construction of the criterion of public opinion, goal, and fundamental pillar of the contribution of journalism in contemporary society.