Análise comparativa do jornalismo de ambiente

: o caso do jornal Público

Abstract

The current internship report proposes a comparative analysis of the environmental journalism developed in the newspaper Público in two specific years: 1997 and 2017. In this perspective a spotlight is shun on the new ways of making environmental journalism, asking how important this journalism is in Público, what are the editorial differences in their environmental content in 1997 and in 2017, what is the importance of specialized journalists in the environmental news in 1997 and in 2017 and their point of view regarding this practice in both years.
To answer all these questions, a mixed methodology was key, combining interviews with ex-journalists, journalists and editors and a content analysis of environmental journalism. Findings suggest that environmental journalism in Público is still a priority, even though there was a cutback on this type of specialized journalists. Findings also imply that the online space is now the biggest outlet for environmental news – even though its full functionalities aren’t being totally explored.
As this is not an extremely explored topic when it concerns the Portuguese panorama, or even the international one, in reality it is expected that the investigation will build a foundation for future ones in the field of scientific journalism.

Date of Award	21 Jan 2019
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Dora Santos Silva (Supervisor)