Los medios de comunicación como constructores de realidad desde las tematizaciones de violencia: MONTERÍA. Diario El Meridiano de Córdoba (Colombia)

Introduction: This study analyses the role of the media in the construction of reality in the context of the Colombian post-agreement and the current conflict, exploring the thematisations made by El Meridiano de Montería about violence in Córdoba in 2021. Methodology: From a systemic perspective, a qualitative approach with content analysis was adopted, using the composite week method to select the sample and NVIVO software for data coding. Results: The results show that violence is thematised in emergent categories: accidents, military actions, organised crime, common crime and everyday violence. Discussion: The study interprets how the media, by selecting and simplifying information, participate in the construction of a mediated reality, in this case focusing on issues of violence from the language of cultural violence. Conclusions: It is concluded that the media play a crucial role in shaping public perception of conflict through the selective thematisation of acts of violence, influencing the public opinion agenda.