Las asociaciones de la prensa españolas, un modelo de organización profesional consolidad.

The Press Associations represent the prevailing organizational option among the Spanish journalists. At present, 50 Associations exist in Spain, specially limited to the provincial areas, but also to villages (Jerez de la Frontera, Talavera de la Reina, Santiago de Compostela), to shires (Campo de Gibraltar) and even to regions, v. gr., the Unión de Periodistas Valencianos (Valencian Journalists Union). Likewise, there exist five specialized Associations; the most outstanding are the Asociación de Periodistas de Información Económica (Economic Information Association) and the Asociación Española de la Prensa Deportiva (Sport Press Spanish Association). All the Associations are gathered into the Federación de Asociaciones de la Prensa de España (Federation of Spanish Press Associations). The present investigation analyzes level organization and syndication of Spanish journalists, the problems that affect to the professionals and the advantages derived from the belonging, offering information about: - Number of partners and trends registered in numbers. -Varied range of services to the professionals: the agreements with public and private corporations, labor exchanges, formative courses, paper an online magazines, etc. - Problems that affect to the professionals: the fight against working without qualification, the defense of the profession image and its values, etc. - Presence in Internet and adjustment to the new technologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]