ABSTRACT
Tools of media accountability in Spain are experiencing an evolution similar to that observed in other European countries. Until just a few years ago, Spain employed most of the classic mechanisms of professional self-regulation, albeit unevenly. These included codes of ethics, press councils, groups protecting readers’ rights, editing statutes, professional committees, etc. In recent years, while not claiming that these means have disappeared, their importance and recognition have diminished in favour of instruments from the digital world. Currently, media are held to account primarily through blogs run by people, or by individuals, or, most importantly, through social networks.
