Mauri, Marcel, 1977-López-Meri, AmparoPerales-García, Cristina2020-07-312020-07-312020Mauri-Rios M, López-Meri A, Perales-García C. The Professional ethics of journalists in the face of governments and politicians: perceptions of professionals and citizens in Spain. Revista latina de comunicación social. 2020;(77):295-308. DOI: 10.4185/RLCS-2020-14591138-5820http://hdl.handle.net/10230/45229Introduction: This paper analyses the pressures that have been exerted or attempted to be exerted from politics on journalism. Methodology: The study uses a combination of qualitative methodologies, such as focus groups; and quantitative ones, such as surveys to journalists; both methodologies allow knowing how politics influence on journalists and how it can limit media instruments of accountability. Results: this study demonstrates that journalists and citizens share their perception on how political influence is one of the main circumstances affecting the development of good journalism. Discussion/conclusion: In spite of journalists recognizing political and government pressures, the study concludes that they do not give in or feel responsible to political parties or governments.application/pdfengRevista Latina de Comunicación Social by the name os the work's author is licensed under a Creative Commons Reconocimiento-No comercial-Sin obras derivadas 3.0 España License.info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2020-1459EthicsSelf-regulationJournalismSpainPoliticsDeontologyEthical codesAccountabilityinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess