Sexuality, gender, religion and interculturality in new stories on civilisations and cultures broadcast by Spanish television

. We analyse several Spanish televised news stories regarding religion, gender, sexuality and interculturality and explore how these news stories are interpreted by audiences and experts. Method. We used three complementary methods in three research phases. We first conducted a critical discourse analysis of the different religious, gender, sexual and intercultural identities portrayed in the news stories. We then analysed how audiences interpreted these news stories using focus groups. Finally, using the Delphi procedure, we explored the opinions of experts regarding the same news stories. Results and discussion. The discourse analysis highlighted the representation and stereotypes projected by the media and identified by both audiences and experts. Conclusions. Audiences and experts were very critical of televised news stories, perceiving both limitations and stereotypes. However, older audiences tended to reproduce the same stereotypes they denounced in the media. In general, this study shows that when receivers interpret sensitive issues, they trend to either accept or reject media discourses outright, leaving little room for the negotiation of meanings.