In the Mediterranean environment, drought is one of the extreme phenomena that has most direct consequences and complexity. It also has a direct social impact through the mass media, whose analysis, typology and characterization should be a priority in strategies to plan and mitigate effects. The appearance of droughts is slow, their occurrence is often not recognized until human activity and the environment have already been significantly affected, and drought effects persist for a long time after the drought has ended. The spatial distribution of droughts is highly complex, and significant variation in drought conditions is common between different locations. This makes it difficult to identify similar regions, especially in areas of climate transition, where the atmospheric influences are complex. This is the situation in the Iberian Peninsula (particularly the south of the peninsula), which straddles both temperate and sub‐tropical climates and in which precipitation is highly variable and spatial variability is substantial. In this study, we analysed rainfall anomalies (Standardized Precipitation Index, SPI) over the last 50 years at four representative meteorological stations in southern Spain, two on the coast (Málaga and Algarrobo) and two at the headwaters of river basins regulated by dams (Antequera and Periana). The aims of the study were to (1) analyse the types of drought, and their frequency and intensity and (2) establish the dynamics and evolution of the social perception of droughts in the context of global change, brought about by the communications media. The results showed the SPI was a useful tool for identifying dry anomalies that may feature in our field of study of meteorological and hydrological drought, depending on its duration. Meteorological drought impact on the eco‐geomorphological system is common and has had a particular development since the 1980s. Hydrological droughts are those that have had the greatest effect on water reserves, particularly when they occur in the headwaters of the watershed covered by reservoirs. Their importance has increased since the 1980s. Determination of drought periods and its impact mass media could have extraordinary relevance as a mechanism to establish the levels of awareness on sustainable use of resources. For future research, other socioeconomic and demographic variables should be considered to know the link between drought and water deficit. Copyright © 2012 Royal Meteorological Society

Journalism and science are forced into unavoidable coexistence, despite the mistrust that the scientific sphere has shown towards journalism, related to its historical wariness towards rhetoric. In fact, scientific discontent is not unfounded, faced with scarcely specialized coverage, secondary sources, rudimentary texts and genders, agenda marginalization, etc. However, other misgivings are the result of misunderstanding journalism, for which the pedagogical function is subsidiary to the informative function. Journalism is not a platform for scientific debate, but an activity that has its own logic, language and hierarchical criteria. Cooperation is, above all, necessary – journalism adds to the social value of scientific activity, it contributes visibility and even attracts resources – and collaboration is advisable in order to stimulate a more competent scientific journalism.

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the political talk show has turned into a successful audio-visual genre in Spain. nevertheless, it doesn`t contribute effectively to the public debate, due to its scant plurality of opinions. the political talk shows seem to be ruled by the ideological bias of the networks, instead of an honest will to analyze the political and social current affairs. only the public media avoid this general handicap: they have become the last redoubt of plurality in the Spanish audio-visual media system. Key words: talk show; audio-visual genres; plurality; public media. Resumen La tertulia política se ha consolidado como fórmula de referencia para la creación de opinión en los medios audiovisuales españoles, marcando la agenda y los enfoques de los temas proyectados a la opinión pública con un poderoso éxito de audiencia. Sin embargo, cabe dudar de su contribución efectiva al debate público toda vez que la pluralidad de opiniones que incorpora resulta, por lo general, muy escasa: las tertulias parecen regirse más por el sesgo ideológico que marcan sus respectivas cadenas que por una voluntad honesta de análisis de la actualidad política y social. Sólo los medios públicos escapan de esta disfunción, convirtiéndose en el último reducto de pluralidad del sistema audiovisual español Palabras clave: tertulia; géneros audiovisuales; pluralidad; medios públicos. Referencia normalizadaLa tertulia en España: medios públicos, última frontera de la pluralidad teodoro LEón GroSS universidad de Málaga