A linha editorial da SIC e da GLOBO durante os primeiros dias da guerra na Ucrânia. Uma análise comparativa

Abstract

Television developed and quickly strengthened all over the world. With several transformations and evolutions, it remains present in the homes of society. In this way, what is conveyed in this renowned means of communication has, at the same time, prestige and responsibility, especially the informative programs. Therefore, this investigation is based on several academic studies about television and newscasts, namely Jornal Nacional, from Globo in Brazil, and Jornal da Noite, from SIC in Portugal, with the aim of understanding how they have treated the thematic categories established for this study, in the face of a world catastrophe, the War in Ukraine. To this end, the temporal universe of analysis chosen was between February 24, 2022 and March 10, 2022, the first fifteen days of the war. To respond to the problem, the content analysis method was used to identify the variables of investigation, such as: thematic category, genre, form and time of the news of the objects of study. And also, how the openings took place, the speech referring to the war, the approach to the Coronavirus pandemic and the organizational strategies for the alignment of each newscast. The results of the investigation reflect the way in which information is treated in the main prime-time news programs, the appreciation of the tragedy over other themes and the news as an interest of the public. The analysis also shows how the alignments of each newscast differ, the pandemic that ceased to be part of Jornal da Noite while it remained present in Jornal Nacional and the time dedicated to the participation of commentators in the SIC newscast, unlike Globo.

Date of Award	12 Feb 2024
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Nelson Ribeiro (Supervisor) & José Manuel Simões (Co-Supervisor)