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Editorials represent a newspaper's principal means of ideological positioning and serve to identify the attitude of each newspaper and its readership to some of the main actors in any given conflict, especially those that are political in nature. Catalonia's independence movement has experienced a surge in recent years. The turning point came in July 2010, after Spain's constitutional court ruled against some aspects of Catalonia's Statute of Autonomy (the legislation regulating the relationship between the Catalan autonomous community and the Spanish state). The ruling annulled some of the articles of the statute. The demonstration in support of Catalan independence that took place on September 11, 2012, was considered the most important among several mass rallies held for this purpose over successive years on Catalonia's National Day. This article presents the results of a qualitative and quantitative analysis of editorial articles published around these two key dates, with the goal of studying each newspaper's treatment of political actors and their degree of identification with these actors. Their use of arguments aimed at persuading readers and legitimizing a given position during the specified time periods in 2010 and 2012 will also be studied. The study focuses on the editorial articles published by several newspapers in four distinct regional contexts: Catalonia, Valencia, the Basque Country, as well as the whole of Spain. The analyzed articles were published a few days before and after July 10, 2010, and September 11, 2012.

This article is a follow-up to an article published in the American Behavioral Scientist in 2017, titled "Shaping public opinion for confrontation: Catalan independence claims as represented in Spanish, Catalan, Valencian, and Basque Editorials." At that time, our study was based on opinions expressed in mainstream newspaper editorials during two significant events in Catalonia's recent history: the demonstration against the Spanish Constitutional Court ruling on the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of July 10, 2010, and the mass pro-independence demonstration held on September 11, 2012. The research sought to compare the press reports published in Catalonia, Valencia, and the Basque Country with those from the rest of Spain (primarily Madrid). This study applies the same methodology to analyze editorial pieces published during the campaign prior to the Catalan parliamentary elections on December 21, 2017. This date was historically significant for Catalonia because for the first time since the restoration of democracy following the Franco regime, the Spanish state had intervened in Catalonia's self-rule by using Article 155 of the Spanish constitution to call snap elections. At the time, the lead candidates for the pro-independence parties were Oriol Junqueras (Republican Left of Catalonia) and Carles Puigdemont (Together for Catalonia), the former in prison and the latter abroad (or in "exile," according to secessionists). In light of the opposing opinions and perspectives, we believe it is worth analyzing and comparing mainstream editorials from Catalonia (Barcelona) and Spain (Madrid) once again, to ascertain the dominant narratives used in both to explain the Catalan and Spanish position and frame of reference. We have extended the scope to include mainstream online as well as printed media with a view to achieving a better understanding and providing a wider overview of the public agenda and debate at that time.

Comunicació presentada al VII Congreso Internacional de la Asociación Española de Investigación de la Comunicación (AE-IC), celebrat del 28 al 30 d'octubre de 2020 a València, Espanya. ; Si hubiera que precisar el origen de lo que actualmente se conoce como "el Procés" de independencia de Catalunya probablemente coincidiríamos en localizarlo en julio de 2010, cuando se hizo pública la sentencia del Tribunal Constitucional en contra del Estatut. El 10 de julio de 2010 tuvo lugar en Barcelona una manifestación multitudinaria en contra de esa sentencia que significaba unos recortes importantes sobre el texto inicial que el pueblo catalán había refrendado. A partir de ese momento, la desafección de buena parte de los catalanes fue en aumento y se hizo manifiesta en las concentraciones masivas durante los siguientes 11 de septiembre, la Diada de Catalunya. Especialmente a partir de la Diada de 2012 y hasta la de 2019 las manifestaciones contaron con numerosos asistentes. Entre estos períodos Catalunya ha vivido momentos políticos del "Procés" muy significativos, especialmente la consulta del 9 de noviembre de 2014 y el referéndum del 1 de octubre de 2017 que comportó las consecuencias de prisión y exilio de los políticos catalanes que todos conocemos. Durante este tiempo hemos analizado la opinión de distintos diarios de difusión general editados en Catalunya y Madrid. Hemos estudiado los editoriales para establecer la línea editorial de estos medios. Los periodos que forman parte del estudio son los relativos a la manifestación del 10 de julio de 2010; la Diada de 2012 y la campaña electoral de las elecciones al Parlament de Catalunya de 21 de diciembre de 2017. ; If the origin of what is currently known as the "Procés" of independence of Catalonia had to be specified, we would probably coincide in locating it in July 2010, when the ruling of the Constitutional Court against the Statute was made public. On 10 July 2010, a massive demonstration took place in Barcelona against that ruling, which meant some important cuts to the initial text that the Catalan people had endorsed. From that moment on, the disaffection of a good fraction of the Catalans was on the increase and was manifested in massive concentrations on the following 11 September, the Diada de Catalunya (National Day of Catalonia). Especially from the Diada of 2012 and until 2019, these demonstrations attracted many participants. Between these periods, Catalonia has experienced very significant political moments of the "Procés," especially the consultation of 9 November 2014 and the referendum of 1 October 2017, which led to the imprisonment and exile of Catalan politicians as is well known. We analyze the opinion of different newspapers of general distribution published in Catalunya and Madrid during this period and study the editorials to establish the editorial line of these media. The periods that form part of the study are those related to the demonstration of 10 July 2010, the Diada of 2012, and the campaign for the elections to the Parliament of Catalonia of 12 December 2017.