Democracy Today.indb - Universidade do Minho
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Pursuing a better understanding of the link between direct democracy<br />
and good quality deliberation our press analysis will focus in the<br />
following elements:<br />
A.<br />
B.<br />
C.<br />
D.<br />
Number of information’s about GMO plants per year. For the Swiss<br />
case it is also important to carefully study the press activity just before<br />
and after the popular initiative of November 27, 2005.<br />
Presence of international, national and regional topics and actors in<br />
newspapers, related to the federalist importance of local politics.<br />
Plurality of institutional agents and groups of civil society.<br />
Partiality of information.<br />
6. GMO Plants in la Opinión de Murcia<br />
186<br />
DEMOCRACY TODAY<br />
•<br />
Second regional newspaper of Murcia. Daily circulation: 23.650.<br />
• Presence of local correspondents in the towns and villages of<br />
Murcia.<br />
• Dependent on national and international press agencies with regards<br />
to non-regional news.<br />
• Period of news’ compilation: June 2004-11 March 2010.<br />
• Key word of the research: transgénico/a/s<br />
• http://www.laopiniondemurcia.es/servicios/hemeroteca/hemeroteca.jsp<br />
INFORMATION PRO YEAR TOTAL : 34<br />
2004s.June 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010u.Mars<br />
2 0 2 2 16 11 1<br />
Table 5: Information about GMO plants in La Opinión newspaper<br />
Opinion about<br />
GMO in the news<br />
Quite positive Quite negative Almost neutral<br />
7 25 2<br />
Table 6: Opinion about GMO plants in the news of La Opinión newspaper
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