Media and food insecurity in Brazil during pandemic

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Natalia Bizerra
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Freitas, Brena Barbosa, Sousa, Ana Cristina Augusto de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/san/article/view/8668702
• topic: Food insecurity in Brazil; Public policy; Press; Pandemic; Covid-19; Inseguridad alimentaria en Brasil; Políticas públicas; Prensa; Pandemia; Covid-19; Insegurança alimentar no Brasil; Políticas públicas; Imprensa; Pandemia; Covid-19

Introduction: This text identifies and analyzes journalistic articles that addressed food consumption during the pandemic, in the context of the economic crisis and the dismantling of public food security policies in the country. Objective: The general objective of the work is to analyze the content of the articles that addressed the theme to understand what messages they transmitted regarding the worsening of food insecurity in the context of the economic crisis and the increase in food prices. Method: To perform the content analysis, 15 articles were selected on the websites of two newspapers, namely, Extra and G1, from Grupo Globo S.A., published between 2020 and 2021, the height of pandemic. Results: The results showed, mostly, that journalistic coverage addressed the increase in food prices and costs in the supply chain as a given reality – sometimes, of nature – and not as a result of a political and social process, based on the political decisions of our leaders. As a result, those truly responsible for the crisis and the dismantling of food security policies were not properly identified or held accountable for their actions. Discussion: The study critically examines the role of the media in producing messages that perpetuate narratives that hide those responsible for the collective problems of the population and shows, based on the trajectory of the sector, the political decisions that led us back to the hunger map. Finally, it highlights the importance of reactivating the CONSEA as fundamental advisory body in the fight against food insecurity.