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Communication and public opinion in modern democracies are the focus of the debate on the second day of the CIS summer course.
Madrid, 02 July 2024
Noticia
- This second day focused on the scientific study of Public Opinion
- The president of the EFE news agency, Miguel Ángel Oliver, asserts that journalism today "is experiencing a more complex climate given the fragmentation and the large number of media outlets."
José María Calviño, Miguel Ángel Oliver, José Félix Tezanos y Antonio Alaminos
The summer course "The Study of Public Opinion in Democratic Societies" continues in El Escorial. This second session focused on communication and public opinion in modern democracies.
EFE President Miguel Ángel Oliver emphasized the importance of verifying and cross-checking information. He also asserted that EFE itself is "a verification tool."
"Journalism today is experiencing a more complex climate than a few years ago due to the fragmentation of society and the sheer number of media outlets," Oliver explained.
José María Calviño, the former general director of RTVE, asserted that it was easier to report in the media in the past than it is now. "In the 1980s, TVE's goal was to bring news items closer to the public, not to provide the absolute truth," Calviño explained.
The scientific study of Public Opinion was also discussed by Professor Antonio Alaminos, a member of the Scientific Council of the CIS.
Alaminos explained that "predictive models in Spain make operational adjustments that are products of intuition," referring to private polling firms.
Today, Professor of Sociology Gaspar Brändle also spoke about public opinion in Spain and its evolution.
