(THIS IS A TRANSLATION OF COLLEEN BOLAND OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED BY PROFESSOR VICENÇ NAVARRO IN CATALAN OR SPANISH).
Article published by Vicenç Navarro in the “Pensamiento Crítico” column of the journal PÚBLICO, June 12th, 2013
This article highlights the conspicuous ideological bias of the mainstream media as they launch a widespread ideological attack on pensions throughout Spain. It outlines the lack of both debate and diversity of ideas in the five largest newspapers in Spain, and their collective one-sided coverage of the public pensions issue, promoting the alarmist views of financial institutions that criticize public pension sustainability and argue for their privatization.
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