La transparencia como medicina. La comunicación de la pandemia a través de los portales de datos abiertos de las autonomías

  1. Díez-Garrido, María 1
  2. Melero Lázaro, Mónica 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Valladolid
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    Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fvbaw18

Journal:
Estudios sobre el mensaje periodístico

ISSN: 1988-2696

Year of publication: 2022

Volume: 28

Pages: 65-80

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5209/ESMP.77172 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The autonomous communities had to manage communication through their transparency portals during the pandemic. In the absence of agreements on what information they should publish, it is necessary to evaluate these portals as communication tools. In order to evaluate the quality of the transparency platforms on coronavirus, a double study was carried out. First, we undertook a content analysis of the data portals of the 17 autonomous communities and, subsequently, we interviewed the heads of the communities that obtained the best results in the analysis. The results show that the portals are still deficient, considering that the crisis started more than a year ago. Centralization of communication has proven to be the most effective way to manage transparency. The success of these portals has largely depended on the human value and the institutions’ openness attitude.

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