Publications

153 publications found

May 30, 2023 pt Article
Science in the media: a proposal for information classification based on the case study of "Folha" and "NYT" in the first year of the pandemic

by Mariana Hafiz, Sabine Righetti, Estêvão Gamba, Fernanda Quaglio de Andrade and Natália Flores

The press plays a key role in the media communication of the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on this premise, this study has analyzed a sample of texts on Covid-19 published in "Folha de S.Paulo" and "The New York Times" in the first half of the pandemic in order to categorize the information published in six groups. We found that one in ten contents dealt with "Science and new researches", the same proportion of content covering "Political crisis”. The results show that reporting on science and on crises in the Brazilian and U.S. managements of the pandemic (including misinformation coming from authorities) may have received equal attention from the press.

Volume 6 • Issue 01 • 2023

May 30, 2023 pt Essay
Vaccine misinformation on digital platforms: a symbiotic movement around profitability

by Ana Regina Rêgo and Ranielle Leal

This essay addresses tensions arising from the encounter between the new forms of neoliberal capitalism in life on digital platforms and the communication market that deals with scientific misinformation. To this end, we present statistical data on misinformation about vaccines, as well as theoretical approaches concerning the platforms' negotiating possibilities. On the one hand, optimists who see in the big techs connective business models, on the other, thinkers who consider the platforms as new spaces of exploitation and human colonization, where misinformation presents itself as a strategy to attract users' attention.

Volume 6 • Issue 01 • 2023

May 30, 2023 pt Article
Discourse on Covid-19 vaccines in Brazil: an analysis in a context of epistemic crisis in the journalistic and scientific fields

by Claudine Freiberger Friedrich

In this research, we analyze the meaning of science discourse in the podcast Café da Manhã during the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil, in a context of epistemic crisis in the journalistic and scientific fields. By applying French Discourse Analysis in episodes that dealt with vaccines, we identified three main discourse units: the government was negligent and negligent; vaccination is governed by the market economy; the benefits of vaccines outweigh their risks. From these nuclei of meaning, we observe the influence of the sociopolitical climate permeated by misinformation and denial in the contruction of journalistic discourse about the techno-scientific discoveries during the pandemic.

Volume 6 • Issue 01 • 2023

May 30, 2023 es Article
Analysis of the social network TikTok as a means of scientific dissemination to fight misinformation. Case study: Andean Community

by Sofía Cabrera-Espín, Ana Cecilia Vaca-Tapia and Nicolle Mendoza

During the COVID19 pandemic, social networks became the main source of information and misinformation. In these spaces, image and immediacy prevailed when sharing information. Tiktok appears as an emerging social network with its own performance that promotes entertainment through rapidly making audiovisual content viral. This research studies TikTok as a means of scientific dissemination, analysing the audiovisual resources used and the content published to identify their impact on the social network's niche audiences.

Volume 6 • Issue 01 • 2023

May 30, 2023 es Article
Public discussion on Covid-19 in Mexico: What does Twitter tell us?

by Miguel Garcia-Guerrero, Diogo Lopes-de Oliveira, Erick Moreno, Nereida Martínez-Báez, Amelia Rodríguez-Pinedo and Elizabeth Ruiz-García

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a deep global impact in several social spheres, ranging from public health, economic activities, education and even the polarization that has occurred in the public discussion of the subject. Politicians, artists and scientists alike have expressed their positions on social media, producing debates with a wide range of perspectives that are not necessarily based on sound scientific facts. Thus, the conflict between reliable information and misinformation contributes to the growing uncertainty and complexity of the pandemic. This article explores how people look for references to build an opinion regarding the pandemic and the way in which personalities of different ranks, professions and nuances spread their opinions on health issues in Mexico. As methodological tools, the team analyzed hundreds of tweets from eleven profiles, divided into three groups: celebrities, politicians, and science communicators, in 14 relevant events during the pandemic. The results led to the construction of four major sections: deniers, moderates, cautious and critical. With this work, a basis is cemented to develop containment actions against disinformation and strategies to make the impact of Covid-19 visible, given the need for Mexican society to have reliable information to assume a position towards the so-called “new normality”.

Volume 6 • Issue 01 • 2023

May 30, 2023 pt Article
The challenges of fighting disinformation in Brazil: methods and perspectives

by Rodolfo Silva Marques, Ivana Cláudia Guimarães de Oliveira and Mário Camarão França Neto

Proposing debates about disinformation is challenging. Processes such as the Covid-19 pandemic or political-electoral scenarios reinforce the need to fight distortions and misinformation. When it comes to science and health, it becomes more relevant. Our objectives are to show the main types of misinformation and discuss their harmful consequences for the public in Brazil, the country this study focuses on. The methodological paths used are the literature review and the categorization of the types of misinformation identified in the country between 2020 and 2021. In the final considerations, we detail the widespread misinformation in the country and the growing number of mechanisms to face it.

Volume 6 • Issue 01 • 2023

May 30, 2023 pt Editorial
Disinformation and communication of science and health in Latin America

by Luisa Massarani and Thaiane de Oliveira

Disinformation is not a recent phenomenon, but it gained strength in the 2010s and expanded its dimension with the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in the fields of science and health. This context has contributed to an increase in studies related to disinformation in the context of science and health communication at a global level, but also in our region. This led us to open a call for this special issue on disinformation and communication of science and health in Latin America, which we present in this editorial.

Volume 6 • Issue 01 • 2023

Nov 21, 2022 pt Article
O fenômeno da “selfie” no Museu Oscar Niemeyer: um olhar sobre a instituição, os visitantes e os artistas expositores

by Luiza Moura Schnitzler and Claudia Irene de Quadros

Este artigo tem como objetivo promover debates sobre a presença do fenômeno da selfie no museu a partir do olhar da comunicação institucional, dos públicos e de artistas expositores. Para isso, investigou-se o Museu Oscar Niemeyer localizado na cidade de Curitiba-PR/Brasil. Diferentes métodos e técnicas foram adotados nesta pesquisa: uma netnografia, um survey e entrevistas semiestruturadas. Com base nos resultados, é possível afirmar que o museu investigado utiliza a selfie como estratégia de comunicação em suas plataformas de redes sociais digitais, assim como seus visitantes possuem uma prática semanal com o fenômeno e muitos artistas têm pensado na selfie durante o desenvolvimento de trabalhos artísticos.

Volume 5 • Issue 02 • 2022

Nov 21, 2022 pt Article
Tipos ideais e Teoria da Mudança: proposição de modelo de avaliação para a comunicação pública de ciência e tecnologia

by Cibele Maria Garcia de Aguiar Pereira and Sergio Luiz Monteiro Salles Filho

Trazemos para o debate científico uma questão que envolve comunicadores, cientistas, instituições e órgãos de fomento: como medir o desempenho da Comunicação Pública de Ciência e Tecnologia a partir de diferentes objetivos estratégicos? Propomos um modelo de monitoramento e avaliação para a CPCT, a partir da abordagem da Teoria da Mudança (TM) e da sugestão de tipos ideais: Informacional, Engajamento Público ou Participativo/Apropriação. Trata-se da prospecção de uma cadeia lógica que seja capaz de explicar o encadeamento do processo de comunicação envolvendo a academia e a sociedade, com o apontamento de supostos e indicadores de mensuração.

Volume 5 • Issue 02 • 2022

Nov 21, 2022 pt Article
Da notícia institucional à divulgação científica: a trajetória do Jornal UFG em 16 anos de existência

by Luiz Felipe Fernandes Neves, Kharen Stecca and Silvana Coleta Santos Pereira

Neste artigo, realizamos um estudo de caso do Jornal UFG — veículo de comunicação da Universidade Federal de Goiás –, por meio da análise de seis edições publicadas entre 2006 e 2022. O objetivo foi compreender o jornal enquanto instrumento de comunicação organizacional, tendo em vista as especificidades de seu lócus de produção e a necessidade de articular demandas institucionais aos princípios da comunicação pública e da divulgação científica. Verificou-se que, embora o Jornal UFG sempre tenha se colocado como um veículo de divulgação científica, sua trajetória foi marcada pela busca de um equilíbrio entre o conteúdo institucional e o científico.

Volume 5 • Issue 02 • 2022

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