Approach to the detention of Julian Assange addressed by digital press from three continents

Abstract

This article investigates the informative treatment of the detention of Julian Assange after the president of Ecuador withdrew his political asylum, the digital editions of the newspapers Komsomolskaya Pravda were analyzed, The Country, The New York Times and The Sun. The methodology used was of a mixed type: qualitative and quantitative, through the documentary review the related information was collected, determining 88 contents as a sample. The theoretical support is in media and expert authors. The results show: one in favor of Assange, one against and two seeking to approach impartiality.