Narratives of the written press of Medellin as constructors and diffusers of social imaginaries of the victims of the conflict in Colombia

Abstract

This research analyzed the process through which the written press of Medellin, El Mundo and El Colombiano, build up and reproduce social imaginaries of the victims of the armed conflict in Colombia, within the framework of the “Peace Dialogues” that have been developed since 2012 in Havana, Cuba, through the rhetorical figures used in their editorials. The methodology used for this research was qualitative and implemented the technique of documentary analysis as a strategy for data collection and discourse analysis as a methodology for understanding and distinguishing the forms of construction and diffusion, as well as the identification of some imaginaries. The result from this process makes it possible to affirm that the media attributed the voice of the victims, insofar as they show a broad knowledge about their characteristics, about the distinctions that exist between them, and about the needs that seem to be demanding respect to the “Peace Process”.