The contribution of the precautionary principle to the epistemology of Environmental Journalism

This article presents the preliminary results from a larger study effort about the epistemology of environmental journalism. The main objective was to verify the origin and the support of the epistemological aspects of journalism dedicated to the environment. We present the proposal that drove this...

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Autores: Girardi, Ilza Maria Tourinho, Loose, Eloisa Beling, Steigleder, Débora Gallas, Belmonte, Roberto Villar, Massierer, Carine
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Recursos:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Repositorio:RECIIS (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br:article/2053
Acesso em linha:https://www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br/index.php/reciis/article/view/2053
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Journalism
Environmental journalism
Precautionary principle
Epistemology
Descriptive analysis.
Periodismo
Periodismo ambiental
Principio de precaución
Epistemología
Análisis descriptivo.
Jornalismo
Jornalismo ambiental
Princípio da precaução
Epistemologia
Análise descritiva.
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Resumo:This article presents the preliminary results from a larger study effort about the epistemology of environmental journalism. The main objective was to verify the origin and the support of the epistemological aspects of journalism dedicated to the environment. We present the proposal that drove this study and, specifially, the analysis carried out on one of the barely incorporated assumptions in the environmental coverage in Brazil until now, which is the idea of precaution. The analysis is guided by bibliographic research, with a descriptive-qualitative approach. As a result, we identifid that the literature on environmental journalism deals little with anticipating risks and damages, even with the advance of science in terms of predictions. In conclusion, the incorporation of the precautionary principle is necessary for a society in which predominate the risks produced by the humanity itself.