How Spanish TV News Viewers See War

War images on TV can be tough to watch. They show us the worst parts of conflict. A recent study looked at how people in Spain react to these images on the news. The study used eye-tracking tech to see where people looked and for how long. Participants were shown still images from Spanish TV news. The study found that people spent the most time looking at the actual war scenes. They looked at the text in the images next, and the least time was spent on the journalists. This makes sense. People are drawn to the most intense parts of the story. The study also compared how people looked at images with dead bodies versus those without. People spent more time and had more fixations on images with dead bodies. But they revisited these images less often. This could mean that seeing death is shocking, but people don't want to look at it for too long.When it came to the leaders of the war, participants spent more time looking at Putin than Zelensky. They also reported feeling stronger negative emotions when looking at Putin. This could be because Putin is seen as the aggressor in this conflict. The study also tested how well people remembered the images. Most people remembered the main content of the images correctly. They also didn't make up details that weren't there. This shows that people can be good at remembering what they see, even if it's upsetting. This study gives us a glimpse into how war is presented and perceived on Spanish TV news. It shows that people are drawn to the most intense and emotional parts of the story. But it also shows that they might avoid looking at the most disturbing images for too long.