The following thesis describes and analyses the representation of lung cancer in the Canadian print media. The thesis employs a theoretical framework comprised of Giddens’ theory of reflexivity and Goffman’s theory of framing, to understand the social dynamics of negotiation behind the disease’s portrayal in the media, in a late modern context. Late modernity was defined by institutional reflexivity and a focus on understanding and mitigating risk. The research was conducted through a content analysis and examined quantitative trends that contributed to a subsequent qualitative interpretation. The results show that the coverage of lung cancer decreased over time. The analysis shows a discourse of a biomedical institution that has unsuccessfully controlled the disease, a lack of patient advocacy, particularly among celebrities, and a continued conflation of smoking behaviour and lung cancer, all of which contributed to the decreasing coverage. The framing processes point to a society focused on understanding risk through studying the disease’s causes, as well as one concerned with legislative debate and behavioural prevention. The emergence of a frame focused on the patient’s lived experience might contribute to an improved representation of the disease.

En avril 2002, le président du Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías est éloigné du pouvoir pendant environ quarante-huit heures et remplacé par un président provisoire, Pedro Carmona Estanga, qui dissout l’ensemble des pouvoirs publics. Malgré sa brièveté, cet épisode a marqué l’histoire du Venezuela et témoigne de façon paroxystique des antagonismes sociaux et politiques que connaît ce pays. La présente recherche a pour but d’analyser la construction discursive de cet événement dans un corpus de trois quotidiens nationaux, en observant comment s’esquisse son sens au moment où il surgit. Dans un premier temps, nous exposons le contexte historico-politique et médiatique dans lequel se sont déroulés ces événements, avant de nous interroger sur la notion d’événement. Il en ressort que l’événement n’est pas une réalité saisissable en tant que telle, mais une réalité signifiée, dans laquelle le langage joue un rôle fondamental. Dans un deuxième temps, nous examinons de quelle manière l’apparition de l’événement se matérialise dans le dispositif des journaux, en accordant une attention particulière aux différents niveaux de titres. La troisième partie de la thèse est consacrée à l’étude la nomination de l’événement, tout d’abord, dans les titres et les Unes, puis à l’intérieur des articles. Les analyses de corpus montrent que le discours des journaux face à cet événement se caractérise par une certaine indétermination, par un usage abondant de l’implicite et par une tendance à l’effacement des journalistes derrière des faits qui semblent s’imposer comme une évidence. / In April 2002, the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, was removed from power for approximately forty-eight hours and replacing by an acting president, Pedro Carmona Estanga, who disbanded all of the public authorities. In spite of its brevity, this episode marked the history of Venezuela and testifies acutely to the social and political antagonisms experienced by this country. This research aims to analyse the discursive construction of this event within a corpus of three national daily newspapers, by observing how its meaning takes shape during the moment the events took place. Firstly, I present the historical and political context in which these events occurred and media’s situation in Venezuela, before exploring the notion of the event in general terms. As a result, I show that the event is not a reality that can be captured as such, but is in fact a signified reality, in which language plays a fundamental role. Secondly, I examine in what ways the event is materialised in the dailies’ structure, while according particular attention to the various hierarchical levels of the headlines. The third part of the thesis is dedicated to the study of the event naming act, firstly in the headlines and front pages, then within articles. The corpus analyses show that the discourse of the newspapers in front of this event are characterised by a certain vagueness, by abundant usage of implicit modes of address and by the journalists’ tendency to hide behind facts that seem to impose themselves naturally.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T18:12:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ruben Darga Holdorf.pdf: 4082110 bytes, checksum: 8f484aa92d8b8568b4d8bba9b1069c8e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05-21 / This research examines the modes of construction of the texts about Latin-American presidents which appeared in the Brazilian press media in the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, which years were marked by an intense alternance of power in most countries of this continent. It endeavors to analyze how the media devices design the idealization of the Other, when in the role of president. We start with the assumption that the media sets out slogans calling their audiences to approve of some presidents and to disapprove of others, and that by so doing it supports an impoverished democracy. They also trace a boundary line separating Brazil from the Latin-American countries in the topologic-political spaces of the Self and of the Other, making an opposition without subtleties and complexities. The main theoretical bases of this research are Ernesto Laclau s discourse, the reflections on Democracy and on The Self/The Other written by Chantal Mouffe, and Boaventura Santos definition of borderline. Involving periodics of expressive circulation, which maintain correspondents in the several countries of the continent and which rely on information provided by international news agencies to produce the contents relative to Latin America, the research corpus consists of the following newspapers and magazines: Folha de S.Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo, Veja and Carta Capital / Esta pesquisa investiga os modos de construção das narrativas sobre os presidentes latino-americanos na mídia impressa brasileira, nos anos 2000, 2005 e 2010, assinalados pela intensa alternância de poder na maior parte dos países do continente. Trata-se de analisar o modo pelos quais os dispositivos midiáticos projetam e idealizam o Outro-presidente e seu estilo de governar. Partimos da hipótese de que as mídias enunciam palavras de ordem ligadas à democracia, convocando seus públicos para aprovar uns e repovar outros presidentes e, em assim fazendo, sustentam uma democracia empobrecida. Além disso, demarcam uma linha fronteiriça, separando o Brasil dos países latino-americanos nos espaços topológico-políticos do Mesmo e do Outro, ao modo de uma oposição sem sutilezas e complexidades. São bases teóricas principais da pesquisa a teoria do discurso de Ernesto Laclau, as reflexões sobre democracia e o Mesmo/Outro de Chantal Mouffe e a definição de linha fronteiriça , ou abissal , de Boaventura Santos. Envolvendo periódicos de expressiva tiragem, que mantêm correspondentes na América Latina e empregam os serviços das agências noticiosas internacionais para produzir seus conteúdos sobre o continente, o corpus da pesquisa compreende os seguintes jornais e revistas: Folha de S.Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo, Veja e Carta Capital

The following thesis describes and analyses the representation of lung cancer in the Canadian print media. The thesis employs a theoretical framework comprised of Giddens’ theory of reflexivity and Goffman’s theory of framing, to understand the social dynamics of negotiation behind the disease’s portrayal in the media, in a late modern context. Late modernity was defined by institutional reflexivity and a focus on understanding and mitigating risk. The research was conducted through a content analysis and examined quantitative trends that contributed to a subsequent qualitative interpretation. The results show that the coverage of lung cancer decreased over time. The analysis shows a discourse of a biomedical institution that has unsuccessfully controlled the disease, a lack of patient advocacy, particularly among celebrities, and a continued conflation of smoking behaviour and lung cancer, all of which contributed to the decreasing coverage. The framing processes point to a society focused on understanding risk through studying the disease’s causes, as well as one concerned with legislative debate and behavioural prevention. The emergence of a frame focused on the patient’s lived experience might contribute to an improved representation of the disease.

This qualitative frame analysis examines how print media handles the concept of Fundamentalist Christianity. The researcher examined news reports in four prominent national newspapers over the ten-year period between 2000 and 2009 for references made to Fundamentalist Christianity. The sample is examined on the basis of Mark Silk's "topoi," a term taken from classical rhetoric meaning commonplaces or themes (1995). Silk outlines seven common topoi on which stories about religion are written, and these are utilized as a framework for this present study. While much has been written and researched on how religious groups, Fundamentalist Christians, and Evangelicals use mass media to promote their message to a secular audience, few studies have examined how the secular press frames Fundamentalist Christianity. This study, therefore, fills an existing literature gap by dissecting the portrayal of a demographic that has had a historical and cultural media presence for more than a century.

Firstly, the social functions of mass media are analysed, with critical assessment of some significant sociological and psychological literature on mass communication and related topics. It is concluded they operate principally to maintain definitional social categories in the context of change and to sustain a given level of public discussion. Secondly, leading theories of race relations and industrial relations are analysed critically; it is concluded that different theoretical approaches, typically applying to different levels of analysis, tend to be mutually contributive, not exclusive. Both sets of relationships are then briefly compared and contrasted. The nature of racial and industrial conflict in contemporary Britain is then surveyed, with reference to dominant perceptions of the situation and the objective character of these conflicts. Next, content analysis as a research technique is discussed, and the precise methods employed in this study axe described. Selected television and press coverage of the 1970 docks strike is then analysed, with a particular focus on levels of explanation, the degree of public participation in discussion, and the definitions provided of the situation. Certain related data are appended. The same task is subsequently performed in relation to immigration, domestic race relations, the sale of arms to South Africa, and some other topics. Certain related data are appended. Finally, these data are placed in their sociological context in Britain, by integrating them with an analysis of the social construction of consensus in that society. After discussion of certain theories interrelating culture and social divisions, together with analysis of certain institutions bearing on the construction of consensus, the particular role of the British news media, and the special functions of British ideologies of nationalism and objectivity, are surveyed. Conclusions for the relation between consensus and conflict in modern Britain are then stated.

Basing on the Discourse Analysis by Pêcheux, this study aimed to unveil directions of journalistic speeches of Magazines Veja and CartaCapital about the June 2013 protests. In order to do it, I resorted to some studies in the field of Pêcheux Works (1990, 1999 2009, 2011, 2013), Courtine (2003, 2006, 2009), Eni Orlandi (1983, 1993, 1996, 2005, 2011), Zandwais (2009), Zoppi-Fontana (2003), among many others. Our corpus were the reports of these two magazines about the protests from June to December 2013. According to the analysis, the research revealed that the designations given to the protests and protesters by the RV diverge according to their interests, however in general, they pointed to the negative appreciation of the terms when it came to protests and protesters who rebelled against capitalism in the streets of big cities. The Carta Capital magazine, on the other hand, presented a heterogeneous discourse in relation to the RV discourse, as it revealed a position in favor of the protests and protesters. / Fundamentando-se na Análise de Discurso pecheuxtiana, este trabalho teve como objetivo desvelar os sentidos dos discursos jornalísticos das revistas Veja e CartaCapital sobre os protestos de junho de 2013. Para isso, recorremos a alguns estudos da área nas obras de Pêcheux (1990, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2013), Courtine (2003, 2006, 2009), Eni Orlandi (1983, 1993, 1996, 2005, 2011), Zandwais (2009), Zoppi-Fontana (2003), entre muitos outros. Nosso corpus foram as reportagens destas duas revistas sobre os protestos no período de junho a dezembro de 2013. De acordo com a análise realizada, a pesquisa revelou que as designações dadas a protestos e manifestantes por parte da RV variaram, de acordo com os seus interesses, mas de maneira geral, elas apontaram para a valorização negativa dos termos, quando se tratava de protestos e manifestantes que se insurgiam contra o capitalismo nas ruas das grandes cidades. Já a revista CartaCapital apresentou um discurso heterogêneo com relação ao discurso da RV, pois revelou uma posição sujeito a favor dos protestos e dos manifestantes.

Avec la montée en puissance de la Chine sur la scène internationale depuis une dizaine d’années, l’image du pays dans les médias français oscille constamment d’un pôle à l’autre, entre tradition et modernité, menace et opportunité, partenariat et rivalité. Les représentations médiatiques de la Chine en France résultent d’une combinaison de facteurs d’ordre politique, économique, culturel et communicationnel. Dans le travail de recherche que nous proposons, ces représentations sont envisagées comme processus de co-construction impliquant de multiples acteurs sociaux, français comme chinois, et soumis à des contraintes avant tout socio-économiques des médias en tant qu’industries culturelles. La recherche tente ainsi de saisir les logiques présidant au fonctionnement des industries du contenu, sur fond de profondes mutations, et de comprendre dans quelle mesure la structuration des entreprises médiatiques est de nature à peser sur la production de l’information internationale ayant trait à la Chine. Cette étude s’appuie sur l’analyse des mécanismes de construction de l’image de la Chine dans trois titres de presse d’information générale et politique française, chacun représentatif d’un type de journal, distinctif par sa fréquence, sa zone de diffusion et ses modalités organisationnelles. Il s’agit d’examiner les transformations économiques, technologiques, gestionnaires et éditoriales de ces médias ainsi que leurs conséquences sur les conditions et leur mode de production et de faire ressortir les convergences et les divergences de modalités de traitement de la Chine entre les différentes familles de presse. Par ailleurs, comme les représentations médiatiques de la Chine en France dépassent largement les enjeux internes liés au seul champ des médias et embrassent des intérêts géopolitiques et, de plus en plus, économiques, nous prenons également en considération l’ensemble de ces paramètres afin d’appréhender l’image de la Chine dans toute sa complexité. / With the rise of China on the global stage over the past decade, the image of the country in the French media is constantly oscillating between tradition and modernity, threat and opportunity, partnership and rivalry. Media representations of China in France result from a combination of political, economic, cultural and communication factors. In this research, these representations are considered as a process of co-construction that involves multiple social actors, French as well as Chinese, and subject to socioeconomic constraints of the media as cultural industries. This study attempts to understand the operational logics of the content industries, against a backdrop of profound changes, and to apprehend how the functioning of media organizations is likely to affect the production of international news related to China. This research is based on the analysis of the construction of China's image in three French newspapers of the general and political information press, each representative of a type of newspaper, distinctive in terms of frequency, dissemination area and organization. The goal is to examine the economic, technological, managerial and editorial transformations of these media and their consequences on the conditions and their mode of production and to point out the convergences and divergences of media coverage of China between the different categories of press. Furthermore, as media representations of China in France extend far beyond the stakes related to the only media field and embrace geopolitical and, increasingly, economic interests, we also take into consideration all these parameters in order to understand the image of China in all its complexity.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:29:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ROBERTO MALACRIDA.pdf: 3191529 bytes, checksum: a0d2ee348dc223eb6de05619a3cc8632 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-12-07 / The connection established between the advertisements in the print magazine and the youth of so-called Generation Y is the main focus of this work. These young people, born between 1980 and mid-90s, in the twentieth century, developed together with the new communication technologies have grown up with a computer connected to the Internet world with your mobile phone and interactive games, but still being harassed by magazines. In order to better understand this connection, how Gen Y behaves in the face of advertising and see if there is a pattern of use among these young people were conducted exploratory research in primary and secondary sources supplemented by a descriptive study conclusive. After a review of the literature dealing with the concepts of generation to the profile of Generation Y, and a historical analysis of the media magazine, conducting applied research in the form of focus groups and a descriptive study allowed us to conclude that there is a survival for the print magazine, and for a long time. Aspects such as tangibility, portability and tradition are the pillars that ensure solid reliability at a magazine for young people of Generation Y, overlapping with the electronic media, volatile and unreliable for them. / A conexão que se estabelece entre a publicidade veiculada na mídia impressa revista e os jovens da chamada Geração Y é o principal foco deste trabalho. Estes jovens, nascidos entre 1980 e meados da década de 90, no século XX, se desenvolveram juntamente com as novas tecnologias da comunicação, cresceram com um computador ligado ao mundo pela internet, com o telefone celular e jogos interativos, mas continuam sendo assediados pelas revistas. Com o objetivo de conhecer melhor esta conexão, saber como a Geração Y se comporta diante das mensagens publicitárias e verificar se existe um padrão de consumo entre estes jovens foram realizadas investigações exploratórias em fontes primárias e secundárias complementada por um estudo conclusivo descritivo. Depois de uma revisão da literatura que trata dos conceitos de geração até o perfil da Geração Y, e de uma análise histórica da mídia revista, a realização de pesquisas aplicadas em forma de grupos focais e de um estudo descritivo, nos permitiu concluir que existe uma sobrevida para a mídia impressa revista, e ainda por muito tempo. Aspectos como a tangibilidade, portabilidade e a tradição são os pilares que garantem às revistas uma sólida confiabilidade por parte dos jovens da Geração Y, sobrepondo-se à mídia eletrônica, volátil e pouco confiável para eles.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:29:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Clarissa.pdf: 1518130 bytes, checksum: 368803a684dde94e8aba57a18559c99e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-28 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / It is in Mato Grosso do Sul, where the largest city with land border in the country is located, Ponta Pora, as well as the city of Corumbá as the main connecting route to Bolivia. This study aims to analyze the profile of the printed newspapers of the two major border cities in Mato Grosso do Sul, through the diagnosis of journalistic genres present in this type of frontier media. This choice is due to the fact that these places are not constant targets of research, there are few studies in the area of communication related to boundary issues, as far as we know, none of those connects that location with the production of journalistic genres. Through morphological analysis, we analyzed the sample (obtained by the technique constructed week) of major newspapers on this border area, in order to identify what are the journalistic genres present in the newspapers in question and how they constitute an area of intense cultural exchange. In the Paraguayan border, the studied newspapers were Jornal Regional and ABC Color and in the Bolivian border, the newspapers Gazeta Corumbaense and La Estrella del Oriente. Interviews with journalists from those newspapers were also conducted to understand the production of genres, as well as, by way of illustration, we interviewed some readers of the aforementioned way of communication to understand their vision and find out what are their preferences concerning journalistic genres. Among the results, we have that the boundary matter is not news at the border and that the backwoods characteristic of the media interferes more in news production than the unusual cultural setting of the border. / É em Mato Grosso do Sul que está a maior cidade com fronteira seca do país, Ponta Porã, assim como a principal ligação com a Bolívia, o município de Corumbá. Este estudo objetiva analisar o perfil dos jornais impressos das duas principais fronteiras de Mato Grosso do Sul, por meio do diagnóstico dos gêneros jornalísticos presentes nesse tipo de mídia fronteiriça. Tal escolha deve-se ao fato de que esses locais não são constantes alvos de pesquisa, há poucos estudos na área de comunicação sobre a fronteira e, até onde se buscou conhecer, nenhum que relacione essa localidade com a produção dos gêneros jornalísticos. Por meio da análise morfológica, analisamos a amostra (obtida pela técnica da semana construída) dos jornais de maior circulação dessa área fronteiriça, na busca de identificar quais são os gêneros jornalísticos presentes nos jornais em análise e como eles se constituem em uma área de intensa troca cultural. Na fronteira paraguaia, foram estudados os jornais Jornal Regional e ABC Color e na fronteira boliviana, os jornais Diário Corumbaense e La Estrella del Oriente. Também foram realizadas entrevistas com os jornalistas desses veículos para entendermos a produção dos gêneros, bem como, a título de ilustração, entrevistamos alguns leitores dos veículos acima mencionados para compreendermos a visão que possuem dos veículos analisados e descobrir quais são os gêneros jornalísticos de sua preferência. Entre os resultados encontrados, temos que a fronteira não é notícia na fronteira e que o caráter interiorano da mídia interfere mais na produção jornalística do que o diferenciado cenário cultural da fronteira.