Journalistic representation of the biggest accident of commercial aviation in Brazil: grandeur and limitations

Authors

  • Cremilda Medina Doutora em Ciências da Comunicação (ECA-USP) Professora titular da ECA-USP
  • Sinval Medina Jornalista e escritor Ex-professor universitário

Keywords:

journalism and sign of the relation, complexity, accident with Airbus 707-300 of TAM

Abstract

This analysis tries to show how the two biggest newspapers of the state capital of São Paulo, Folha de S. Paulo (FSP) and O Estado de S. Paulo (OESP), represented on their pages the accident with TAM’s Airbus 707-300 that happned on July 17th, 2007 – the biggest tragedy of commercial aviation in Latin America, with 199 fatal victims. This essay on the representation of the tragedy in Congonhas airport by the newspapers FSP and OESP discusses the grandeur and limitations of the media in the coverage of complex subjects and tries to evaluate the role of readers/consumers in the making of the coverage agenda.

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Published

2016-10-29

Issue

No. 22 (2008): Ano XI – Dezembro de 2008

Section

Papers