Transgenic Crops in Press: the Roundup Ready soy’s release case

Genetically-modified crops need regulation in Brasil. Illegal entrance of GM in food market has revealed diversity in arguments and concerns connected to liberation and commercialization of these products. Provisory law number 131, signed in September 2003 by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, tem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Barbosa, Mariana Pereira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Em Questão (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/106
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/106
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Imprensa
jornalismo ambiental
transgênicos
Press. Environmental Journalism. Transgenic Crops.
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Sumario:Genetically-modified crops need regulation in Brasil. Illegal entrance of GM in food market has revealed diversity in arguments and concerns connected to liberation and commercialization of these products. Provisory law number 131, signed in September 2003 by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, temporarily allowed farmers to plant transgenic soy. The event was massively and daily covered by the local press. The study analyzes the coverage of four local newspapers in the period preceding that signature, from the viewpoint of ethical principles in journalistic theory and according to the concept of environmental journalism. The objective is to show which sources and arguments were used in the coverage, analyzing if there was efficiency in informing about opposite opinions on the subject.