Lipdubs as an Instrument to Overcome Invisibility in the Mass-Media. A study of four enthusiastic cases recorded in Quebec, USA, Catalonia and the Basque Country

This paper summarizes the principal conclusions of an investigation into lipdub as an instrument used by social movements in order to get more social influence. Since its creation in 2006, the phenomenon of lipdubs has increased\ud considerably. This research presents an analytical model for this type of video, providing general data, figures about the number of participants, characteristics of the song used and information about the profile of the audience. The work\ud highlights the main hypothetical features and components of a good lipdub. Four videos with high impact on Youtube are analyzed. This work claims that, at this time, a good lipdub can be a crucial tool for social movements in order to\ud overcome the invisibility with which the mass-media often punishes any expression which challenges mainstream tendencies

Evaluation of the news quality of the Basque press compared with the European reference press

Este trabajo recoge las principales conclusiones de una investigación cuantitativa y cualitativa sobre la evolución de la calidad de las noticias publicadas en las versiones impresas y electrónicas del diario Euskaldunon Egunkaria nacido en 1990 y su directo sucesor Berria (nacido en 2003), el histórico semanario Argia surgido en 1919 y Goiena, nacido como Goienkaria en 2000, una publicación bisemanal que se edita en la comarca del Alto Deba (Gipuzkoa), y las compara con cinco diarios referentes en Europa –Financial Times, Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Corriere della Sera, y El País–. El equipo de investigación ha utilizado un método de análisis fundamentado en el concepto de “media performance” desarrollado por Denis McQuail (1992). Las conclusiones reflejan una tendencia decreciente de la calidad en la prensa y en la europea.This work sets out the main conclusions of a quantitative and qualitative study of the evolution in the quality of news items published in the printed and digital versions of the daily newspaper Euskaldunon Egunkaria, born in 1990 and its direct successor Berria (born in 2003), the longrunning weekly publication Argia appearing in 1919 and Goiena, born as Goienkaria in 2000, a biweekly publication which is published in the area of the Alto Deba (Gipuzkoa), and compares them with five daily newspapers referent in Europe: Financial Times, Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Corriere della Sera, and El País. The research team has used an analysis method based on the concept of “media performance” developed by Denis McQuail (1992). The conclusions reflect a downward trend in quality both in the Basque and European press