The televised revolution
journalistic coverage of deforestation control in the Brazilian amazon
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https://doi.org/10.52780/res.v30i3.20245Keywords:
Amazon, Deforestation, Media, Textual Analysis, Environmental PoliciesAbstract
This paper analyzes Brazilian media coverage of deforestation in the Amazon between 1997 and 2018. This period was marked by the implementation of public policies and private initiatives that contributed to a significant reduction in forest devastation. Computerized textual analysis techniques were used to analyze a corpus extracted from the Factiva database. We identified publication frequency, most frequently used terms, and performed topic modeling and recognition of named entities. The analysis considered the production of different media outlets and throughout different presidential terms. The results confirm homogenizing and depoliticizing trends in media coverage. They indicate, however, that the dynamics of this production may change within the scope of coverage of conflicts between elites.
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