Orígenes histórico-conceptuales de la teoría de la propaganda nazi

This paper is about some factors that influenced the nazi conception of propaganda, mainly formulated by Adolf Hitler. These factors are theoretical and historical. Among the theoretical or conceptual factors we could mention mass psychology and the classic theory of mass communication. Historical factors relate to the propaganda activity developed by the allies in World War I, the socialist movement, italian fascism and other sources, as well as commercial advertising activity

Orígenes histórico-conceptuales de la teoría de la propaganda nazi

This paper is about some factors that influenced the nazi conception of propaganda, mainly formulated by Adolf Hitler. These factors are theoretical and historical. Among the theoretical or conceptual factors we could mention mass psychology and the classic theory of mass communication. Historical factors relate to the propaganda activity developed by the allies in World War I, the socialist movement, italian fascism and other sources, as well as commercial advertising activity

Media Structure and Neoconservatism: Rupert Murdoch and his Media

Este artículo analiza el desembarco mediático del magnate de la comunicación Rupert Murdoch en Estados Unidos, prestando atención a las relaciones establecidas con el movimiento conservador y el Partido Republicano, y a las repercusiones de esta conexión sobre el panorama ideológico de los medios de comunicación estadounidenses. Se tienen en cuenta los antecedentes empresariales de Murdoch, así como su procedencia y el proceso de adquisición de medios de comunicación en Estados Unidos. También analizamos la forma en que ciertos medios de Murdoch han funcionado como una voz mediática para ciertas facciones de la derecha estadounidense, siendo el canal de televisión Fox News paradigmático al respecto. El apoyo de Murdoch a candidatos republicanos en las elecciones presidenciales de 2000, 2004 y 2008 se considera una extensión política de su apoyo ideológico a la derechaThis paper analyzes the media arrival of media mogul Rupert Murdoch in the United States. We focus on the ties with the American conservative movement and the Republican Party, and on those ties’ consequences regarding the ideological landscape of American media. Murdoch’s business past is taken into account, as well as the country Murdoch comes from, and the process of media acquisition in the United States. We also focus on the way certain media owned by Murdoch have worked as a media voice for certain factions of the American right. In this regard, Fox News Channel can be cited as a paradigmatic mass medium. Murdoch’s support for Republican candidates in the presidential elections of 2000, 2004, and 2008, is regarded as a political extension of his ideological support for the right-wing

Semiótica de la propaganda : aplicación empírica de un modelo de análisis formal a portadas de prensa de la Guerra Civil Española

Aquest article es basa en l'aplicació d'un model dissenyat per a l'anàlisi semiòtica de la propaganda. El model s'aplica a una mostra de 182 portades de premsa procedents del diari ABC (en la seva edició madrilenya, políticament prorrepublicana) durant la Guerra Civil Espanyola. El model utilitzat estudia fonamentalment el procés de representació semàntica de les instàncies de poder propagandistes. En la present investigació, l'aplicació de conceptes i estructures formals del model es complementa amb la quantificació dels resultats empírics. Les portades analitzades s'entenen com a missatges propagandístics unitaris compostos per una imatge i un text; el grau en què ambdós codis convergeixen en un únic concepte propagandístic és un dels diversos aspectes de la Semiòtica de la Propaganda estudiats en aquest treball. Per mesurar aquesta convergència, els missatges són analitzats utilitzant el concepte teòric de el "propagandema" o unitat mínima de significat propagandístic. Els resultats evidencien que les portades d'ABC coadjuven a l'esforç de propaganda bèl·lica de la República, i funcionen bàsicament com un discurs a curt termini destinat a mantenir l'esperit de combat del bàndol republicà. No obstant això, aquests missatges bèl·lics no reflecteixen majoritàriament altres tendències de la propaganda de guerra, com la propaganda de reacció.Este artículo se basa en la aplicación de un modelo diseñado para el análisis semiótico de la propaganda. El modelo se aplica a una muestra de 182 portadas de prensa procedentes del diario ABC (en su edición madrileña, políticamente prorrepublicana) durante la Guerra Civil española. El modelo utilizado estudia fundamentalmente el proceso de representación semántica de las instancias de poder propagandistas. En la presente investigación, la aplicación de conceptos y estructuras formales del modelo se complementa con la cuantificación de los resultados empíricos. Las portadas analizadas se entienden como mensajes propagandísticos unitarios compuestos por una imagen y un texto; el grado en que ambos códigos convergen en un único concepto propagandístico es uno de los diversos aspectos de la semiótica de la propaganda estudiados en este trabajo. Para medir dicha convergencia, los mensajes son analizados utilizando el concepto teórico del «propagandema» o unidad mínima de significado propagandístico. Los resultados evidencian que las portadas de ABC coadyuvan al esfuerzo de propaganda bélica de la República, y funcionan básicamente como un discurso cortoplacista destinado a mantener el espíritu de combate del bando republicano. Sin embargo, estos mensajes bélicos no reflejan mayoritariamente otras tendencias de la propaganda de guerra, como la propaganda de reacción.This paper focuses on the application of a model designed for the semiotic analysis of propaganda messages. The model is applied to a sample of 182 newspaper covers gathered from the pro-Republican, Madrid edition of the newspaper ABC during the Spanish Civil War. The model refers fundamentally to the way propagandistic power institutions are semantically represented. The research mixes the quantification of empirical results with the application of formal structures and some concepts from the model. The covers are understood as unified propaganda messages composed of a single image and a single copy; the degree in which both codes converge in a single propagandistic concept, is one of the several aspects of the Semiotics of Propaganda that are studied in this paper. In order to measure such convergence, the messages are analyzed by using the concept of the «propagandeme,» that is, a minimal unit of propagandistic meaning. Results evidence that the ABC covers try to encourage the Spanish Republic's war propaganda effort. Basically, the newspaper covers communicate a short-term discourse that aims to maintain the fighting spirit of the Spanish Republicans; however, these war messages cannot be regarded as representative of other trends in war propaganda, such as reactive communication

Modelos de participación de los grupos de interés en Andalucía. Participación, acción e influencia.

El presente texto nace en el marco del proyecto “Comunicación y grupos de interés en Andalucía. Estrategias de comunicación para la participación ciudadana en sociedades inclusivas” (UMA20-FEDERJA-027). Además, las investigadoras Leticia Quintana Pujalte y María Rodríguez López están contratadas en marco de una Ayuda Margarita Salas para la formación de jóvenes doctores del Ministerio de Universidades, financiada por la Unión Europea-NextGenerationEU.Con el fin de lograr los objetivos, se realiza un análisis de contenido de una muestra representativa de mensajes mediáticos relativos a grupos de interés andaluces. En este universo de análisis se busca detectar los ejes temáticos, el tono y el estilo de comunicación de cada uno, para definir las principales tácticas y herramientas de comunicación que utilizan. Los resultados indican que los GDI incluidos en la categoría de comerciales/empresariales desarrollan un modelo activo de comunicación hacia sus públicos. Sus tácticas demuestran una alta proactividad en la búsqueda por la influencia de agendas mediáticas y políticas. Las estrategias detectadas apuntan al establecimiento de los términos de negociación de los asuntos públicos que afectan los intereses de estos actores en particularUniversidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec

Examining the immune signatures of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and the impact on neurodevelopment: Protocol of the SIGNATURE longitudinal study.

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a valuable opportunity to carry out cohort studies that allow us to advance our knowledge on pathophysiological mechanisms of neuropsychiatric diseases. One of these opportunities is the study of the relationships between inflammation, brain development and an increased risk of suffering neuropsychiatric disorders. Based on the hypothesis that neuroinflammation during early stages of life is associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and confers a greater risk of developing neuropsychiatric disorders, we propose a cohort study of SARS-CoV-2-infected pregnant women and their newborns. The main objective of SIGNATURE project is to explore how the presence of prenatal SARS-CoV-2 infection and other non-infectious stressors generates an abnormal inflammatory activity in the newborn. The cohort of women during the COVID-19 pandemic will be psychological and biological monitored during their pregnancy, delivery, childbirth and postpartum. The biological information of the umbilical cord (foetus blood) and peripheral blood from the mother will be obtained after childbirth. These samples and the clinical characterisation of the cohort of mothers and newborns, are tremendously valuable at this time. This is a protocol report and no analyses have been conducted yet, being currently at, our study is in the recruitment process step. At the time of this publication, we have identified 1,060 SARS-CoV-2 infected mothers and all have already given birth. From the total of identified mothers, we have recruited 537 SARS-COV-2 infected women and all of them have completed the mental health assessment during pregnancy. We have collected biological samples from 119 mothers and babies. Additionally, we have recruited 390 non-infected pregnant women

Examining the immune signatures of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and the impact on neurodevelopment: Protocol of the SIGNATURE longitudinal study

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a valuable opportunity to carry out cohort studies that allow us to advance our knowledge on pathophysiological mechanisms of neuropsychiatric diseases. One of these opportunities is the study of the relationships between inflammation, brain development and an increased risk of suffering neuropsychiatric disorders. Based on the hypothesis that neuroinflammation during early stages of life is associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and confers a greater risk of developing neuropsychiatric disorders, we propose a cohort study of SARS-CoV-2-infected pregnant women and their newborns. The main objective of SIGNATURE project is to explore how the presence of prenatal SARS-CoV-2 infection and other non-infectious stressors generates an abnormal inflammatory activity in the newborn. The cohort of women during the COVID-19 pandemic will be psychological and biological monitored during their pregnancy, delivery, childbirth and postpartum. The biological information of the umbilical cord (foetus blood) and peripheral blood from the mother will be obtained after childbirth. These samples and the clinical characterisation of the cohort of mothers and newborns, are tremendously valuable at this time. This is a protocol report and no analyses have been conducted yet, being currently at, our study is in the recruitment process step. At the time of this publication, we have identified 1,060 SARS-CoV-2 infected mothers and all have already given birth. From the total of identified mothers, we have recruited 537 SARS-COV-2 infected women and all of them have completed the mental health assessment during pregnancy. We have collected biological samples from 119 mothers and babies. Additionally, we have recruited 390 non-infected pregnant women.This work has received support from the Fundación Alicia Koplowitz to realize the epigenetic wide association study and to the clinical assessment to the children. This work has also received public support from the Consejería de Salud y Familias para la financiación de la investigación, desarrollo e innovación (i + d + i) biomédica y en ciencias de la salud en Andalucía (CSyF 2021 - FEDER). Grant Grant number PECOVID- 0195-2020. Convocatoria financiada con Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) al 80% dentro del Programa Operativo de Andalucía FEDER 2014-2020. Andalucía se mueve con Europa. NG-T received payment under Rio Hortega contract CM20-00015 with the Carlos III Health Institute.Peer reviewe

Impact of COVID-19 on cardiovascular testing in the United States versus the rest of the world

Objectives: This study sought to quantify and compare the decline in volumes of cardiovascular procedures between the United States and non-US institutions during the early phase of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the care of many non-COVID-19 illnesses. Reductions in diagnostic cardiovascular testing around the world have led to concerns over the implications of reduced testing for cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Methods: Data were submitted to the INCAPS-COVID (International Atomic Energy Agency Non-Invasive Cardiology Protocols Study of COVID-19), a multinational registry comprising 909 institutions in 108 countries (including 155 facilities in 40 U.S. states), assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of diagnostic cardiovascular procedures. Data were obtained for April 2020 and compared with volumes of baseline procedures from March 2019. We compared laboratory characteristics, practices, and procedure volumes between U.S. and non-U.S. facilities and between U.S. geographic regions and identified factors associated with volume reduction in the United States. Results: Reductions in the volumes of procedures in the United States were similar to those in non-U.S. facilities (68% vs. 63%, respectively; p = 0.237), although U.S. facilities reported greater reductions in invasive coronary angiography (69% vs. 53%, respectively; p < 0.001). Significantly more U.S. facilities reported increased use of telehealth and patient screening measures than non-U.S. facilities, such as temperature checks, symptom screenings, and COVID-19 testing. Reductions in volumes of procedures differed between U.S. regions, with larger declines observed in the Northeast (76%) and Midwest (74%) than in the South (62%) and West (44%). Prevalence of COVID-19, staff redeployments, outpatient centers, and urban centers were associated with greater reductions in volume in U.S. facilities in a multivariable analysis. Conclusions: We observed marked reductions in U.S. cardiovascular testing in the early phase of the pandemic and significant variability between U.S. regions. The association between reductions of volumes and COVID-19 prevalence in the United States highlighted the need for proactive efforts to maintain access to cardiovascular testing in areas most affected by outbreaks of COVID-19 infection

Violencia, televisión y publicidad. Análisis narrativo de los espots publicitarios de contenido violento. MANUEL GARRIDO LORA, Sevilla, Ediciones Alfar, 2004. 309 páginas

Obra ressenyada: Manuel GARRIDO LORA, Violencia, televisión y publicidad. Análisis narrativo de los espots publicitarios de contenido violento. Sevilla: Ediciones Alfar, 2004