News coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak: thematic analysis of a portuguese quality newspaper
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Data de Publicação: | 2023 |
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
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Resumo: | News coverage can play a vital role during public health crises, raising awareness about potential risks, informing about response efforts, and encouraging preventive behaviors. How-ever, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the precariousness of journalists while introducing new challenges in their work. This article presents the results of a thematic analysis of 612 news articles about the initial stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in Portugal, published in a Portuguese quality newspaper from January to March 2020. Results show the relevance of geographical and cultural proximity as news values in international coverage. While the quantification of cases and deaths was a prominent theme in international and domestic coverage, specific cases of infec-tion were frequent in domestic news, while general epidemiological indicators were more often the main theme in international coverage. News about events in Portugal was also more focused on specific containment and mitigation measures, while international coverage found states of emergency and lockdowns more newsworthy. As for news sources, there was a clear dependence on public officials and press releases from Direção-Geral de Saúde as information sources. The experiences and opinions of people speaking as individuals and not on behalf of organizations were much less frequent. |
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News coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak: thematic analysis of a portuguese quality newspaperCobertura noticiosa do surto de COVID-19: análise temática de um jornal português de referênciaCOVID-19PandemicNewspaperInformation sourcesNews valuesPandemiaImprensaFontes de informaçãoValores-notíciaNews coverage can play a vital role during public health crises, raising awareness about potential risks, informing about response efforts, and encouraging preventive behaviors. How-ever, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the precariousness of journalists while introducing new challenges in their work. This article presents the results of a thematic analysis of 612 news articles about the initial stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in Portugal, published in a Portuguese quality newspaper from January to March 2020. Results show the relevance of geographical and cultural proximity as news values in international coverage. While the quantification of cases and deaths was a prominent theme in international and domestic coverage, specific cases of infec-tion were frequent in domestic news, while general epidemiological indicators were more often the main theme in international coverage. News about events in Portugal was also more focused on specific containment and mitigation measures, while international coverage found states of emergency and lockdowns more newsworthy. As for news sources, there was a clear dependence on public officials and press releases from Direção-Geral de Saúde as information sources. The experiences and opinions of people speaking as individuals and not on behalf of organizations were much less frequent.A cobertura noticiosa pode desempenhar um importante papel durante crises de saúde pública, alertando para os potenciais riscos, informando sobre medidas de resposta e encorajan-do comportamentos preventivos. No entanto, a pandemia COVID-19 aumentou a precariedade dos jornalistas, ao mesmo tempo introduzindo novos desafios no seu trabalho. Este artigo apre-senta os resultados de uma análise temática a 612 notícias sobre o período inicial do surto de COVID-19 em Portugal, publicadas num jornal português de referência, de janeiro a março de 2020. Os resultados mostram a relevância da proximidade geográfica e cultural como valores--notícia da cobertura internacional. Ainda que a quantificação de casos e mortes tenha sido um tema proeminente tanto em notícias internacionais como nacionais, a cobertura doméstica deu maior relevo a casos específicos de infeção, enquanto os indicadores epidemiológicos gerais fo-ram mais frequentemente o tema principal da cobertura de outros países. Notícias sobre eventos em Portugal focaram mais frequentemente medidas específicas de contenção e mitigação, ao contrário da cobertura internacional, que valorizou antes os estados de emergência e quarente-nas. Relativamente a fontes de informação, houve uma clara dependência de representantes do Estado e comunicados de imprensa da Direção-Geral de Saúde. As experiências e opiniões de pessoas que falam a título individual, e não em representação de uma instituição, foram muito menos frequentes.Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaRodrigues, Pedro R. P.2023-02-15T08:56:45Z2023-02-142023-02-14T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/40218eng1645-208910.17231/comsoc.43(2023).413085163212493info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-18T01:38:36Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/40218Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:32:57.152906Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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News coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak: thematic analysis of a portuguese quality newspaper Cobertura noticiosa do surto de COVID-19: análise temática de um jornal português de referência |
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News coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak: thematic analysis of a portuguese quality newspaper |
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News coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak: thematic analysis of a portuguese quality newspaper Rodrigues, Pedro R. P. COVID-19 Pandemic Newspaper Information sources News values Pandemia Imprensa Fontes de informação Valores-notícia |
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News coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak: thematic analysis of a portuguese quality newspaper |
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News coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak: thematic analysis of a portuguese quality newspaper |
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News coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak: thematic analysis of a portuguese quality newspaper |
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News coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak: thematic analysis of a portuguese quality newspaper |
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News coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak: thematic analysis of a portuguese quality newspaper |
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Rodrigues, Pedro R. P. |
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Rodrigues, Pedro R. P. |
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Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
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Rodrigues, Pedro R. P. |
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COVID-19 Pandemic Newspaper Information sources News values Pandemia Imprensa Fontes de informação Valores-notícia |
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COVID-19 Pandemic Newspaper Information sources News values Pandemia Imprensa Fontes de informação Valores-notícia |
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News coverage can play a vital role during public health crises, raising awareness about potential risks, informing about response efforts, and encouraging preventive behaviors. How-ever, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the precariousness of journalists while introducing new challenges in their work. This article presents the results of a thematic analysis of 612 news articles about the initial stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in Portugal, published in a Portuguese quality newspaper from January to March 2020. Results show the relevance of geographical and cultural proximity as news values in international coverage. While the quantification of cases and deaths was a prominent theme in international and domestic coverage, specific cases of infec-tion were frequent in domestic news, while general epidemiological indicators were more often the main theme in international coverage. News about events in Portugal was also more focused on specific containment and mitigation measures, while international coverage found states of emergency and lockdowns more newsworthy. As for news sources, there was a clear dependence on public officials and press releases from Direção-Geral de Saúde as information sources. The experiences and opinions of people speaking as individuals and not on behalf of organizations were much less frequent. |
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