The good, the bad and the real truth

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The good, the bad and the real truth

• A research into the European press coverage of
  the global drug phenomenon
• By ENCOD NARCOMAFIE

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Choice of newspaper

• De Morgen and The Standaard (Belgium)
• Le Monde and Liberation (France)
• La Repubblica, Corriere della Sera, La Stampa,
  Lunità, il manifesto and il Giornale (Italy)
• Nrc Handelsblad (Netherlands)
• El Pais and El Mundo (Spain)
• The Guardian, The Electronic Telegraph, The
  Financial Times, The Observer and The Daily
  Telegraph (United Kingdom)

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• Most of the news on the topic were published in
  July and August and then November and December

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Geographical spread

• Latin America
• Asia
• Africa
• Balcans
• Turkey

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Authors of the article

• Correspondents 54
• Editorial staff 46

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Sources of articles

• Editorial staff 75 institutional, 12 non
  institutional, 13 both
• Correspondents 60 institutional, 15 non
  institutional, 25 both

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Discourse

• Editorial staff 78 security repressive, 17
  security critical, 5 solidarity
• Correspondents 78 security repressive, 12
  security critical, 10 solidarity

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Lenght of article

• Short 43
• Medium 35
• Long 22

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QUALITATIVE PARAMETERS

• KEYWORDS
• - trafficking
• Conflict
• Corruption
• Production
• Laundering
• Eradication
• Consumption
• Alternative development
• Migration
• Distribution