O meio ambiente na imprensa alagoana: uma análise de conteúdo

Abstract

The analysis object of this work are news related to the environmental subject published in the two newspapers of larger circulation in Alagoas (Gazeta de Alagoas and O Jornal) in the period of January to June of 2006, with the objective of investigating the performance of the press from Alagoas in the generation of those environmental contents. The aim of the research was to observe the space destined to the environmental matters and the pages where the referred themes are laid out, as well as the treatment given to this line type, considering the several focuses attributed to the thematic environmental at the present time. It was verified that although it is significant the incidence of news about environment in the researched printed papers, these numbers don't indicate a deeper coverage in the environmental subjects, indispensable to their understanding in a broader context. This proves that the segment of the environmental journalism in the press from Alagoas has not been exploring their leading potentiality properly, treating the environmental subject in a superficial and fragmented way.