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• La Opinión says anything about the GMO cultures in the region<br />
(2004-2007)<br />
• The Spanish EU-leadership in GMO plants is only two times mentioned.<br />
There is even more information about foreign countries like<br />
France or Germany<br />
• Pre<strong>do</strong>minance of EU information where European institutions are<br />
criticised. Local and national authorities are almost absolved when<br />
problems related to GMO cultivations and consume are discussed.<br />
• European institutions and ecologist (Greenpeace) usually speak about<br />
the problem. Political parties, farmers or consumers <strong>do</strong>n’t appear in<br />
the articles written on La Opinión.<br />
7. GMO Plants in El Periódico de Aragón<br />
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DEMOCRACY TODAY<br />
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Second regional newspaper of Aragón. Daily circulation: 15.000.<br />
Presence of local correspondents in the towns and villages of<br />
Aragón.<br />
Dependent on national and international press agencies with regards<br />
to non-regional news.<br />
Period of news’ compilation: 2003-11 March 2010.<br />
Key word of the research: transgénico/a/s<br />
http://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/hemeroteca.asp<br />
INFORMATION PRO YEAR. TOTAL : 41<br />
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009<br />
2010u.<br />
mars<br />
9 8 5 1 4 6 7 1<br />
Table 9: Information about GMO plants in El Periódico de Aragón newspaper<br />
Opinion about<br />
GMO in the news<br />
Quite positive Quite negative Almost neutral<br />
14 23 4<br />
Table 10: Opinion about GMO plants in the news of El Periódico de Aragón newspaper
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