Introduction. This article examines the representation of Spanish youth emigration to London offered by mainstream Spanish television programmes and by the emigrants themselves in social networks, based on the study of the construction of identities and framing theory. Methods. The study is based on the comparative content analysis of twelve television news items, a documentary and a webseries distributed in social networks, as well as on in-depth interviews with a group of young people who emigrated to London. Results and conclusions. The results indicate that youth emigration has not been a predominant theme in the agenda of mainstream television and that its information treatment has been characterised by de-contextualisation and simplification. The sample of documentaries and webseries that have been distributed on social networks by emigrants themselves offer a more accurate portrait of the reality of emigrants, and have become a meeting point for people seeking to share their experiences and a more detailed description of the process. © 2016, University of La Laguna. All rights reserved.

youth Infotainment Framing theory Identity Emigration

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