Journalistic Emphases in the COP 21 (2015) Coverage in the American, Brazilian and French Versions of The Huffington Post Site

Journalism is responsible for disseminating relevant information to society, which may influence reflection and decision-making processes. However, its discursive ethos leads to giving more salience to certain aspects. In online journalism this amplification is accentuated as it needs to spark the i...

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Autores: Del Vecchio de Lima, Myrian, Fort, Mônica Cristina, Ávila, Otávio Cezarini, Gern, Augusta, Fiebig, Manoella Fortes
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
Repositorio:Revista Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/49044
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ufpr.br/made/article/view/49044
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:mudanças climáticas
jornalismo digital
cobertura jornalística
Ethos discursivo
COP21
climate change
digital journalism
press coverage
rhetorical ethos
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Sumario:Journalism is responsible for disseminating relevant information to society, which may influence reflection and decision-making processes. However, its discursive ethos leads to giving more salience to certain aspects. In online journalism this amplification is accentuated as it needs to spark the interest of internet users who are involved in a highly fluid universe of content. The complex issue of global climate change has become a highly visible media theme but research suggests that the media often award emphasis to alarmist angles related to risks and threats, which can lead to feelings of fear. In examining the coverage of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21, Paris, 30/11 to 12/11/2015), we asked: which emphases were evidenced on the news about this global event? We analyzed the emphases and frames of headlines and leads of articles published in the Brazilian, American and French editions of the website The Huffington Post and whether such coverage might lead to feelings of fear or promote a form of awareness that enables responding to climatic risks.