La crónica roja en medios impresos y la inseguridad ciudadana en el cantón Ambato

Abstract

The present study investigates the crime reports in print and involvement in insecurity in Ambato Canton, during the first half of 2015; where it verified that blotter notes in local print media, have influence or directly affect people fear becoming victims of violence and hence insecurity. Communication is one of the best tools to keep the community informed of the facts. The treatment that the print media in the city of Ambato give writing notes blotter is not framed in an ethical and professional manner and print media have defined the formats that are imposed on journalists covering blotter. A high percentage of readers believe that you should not remove the sensational news of the press. Previous research allowed to test the effects generated by the blotter of the local print media in Ambato Canton citizenship in terms of security; In this sense people have the perception of an unsafe city, which is exposed to various dangers and crimes committed by criminals and thugs. It is necessary to propose alternatives to solve the problem of research; therefore, in practice, the crime reports in local print media, have an influence or impact directly on the fear of people become victims of violence and hence insecurity, an issue that is expected to settle with the structuring proposal . Journalistic and communicational affects even more when shared information is unsubstantiated; the same applies to the authorities in charge of public safety, for the media reveal thefts, burglaries, gang violence and violence in general, but the authorities have major blows to drug trafficking, dismantling of criminal gangs, among others, so ordinary citizens reveals that the perception of the authorities in charge of security does not provide the guarantees necessary to avoid becoming victims of theft considered misdemeanor, existing mistrust and credibility in the authorities of criminal control.