O papel da mídia na mitigação dos efeitos dos desastres naturais em Moçambique: caso do Jornal Notícias na cobertura dos ciclones Idai e Kenneth

Abstract

In recent years, Mozambique is one of the countries that cyclically suffers from the effects of natural disasters, due to its geographical location. It is a global phenomenon, which results from man's action on the environment. The consequences are completely disastrous, which is why joint efforts are made by different social segments, to avoid even more disastrous effects. The media, particularly journalists, play an important role in these efforts. Thus, with the theme “The Role of the Media in Mitigating the Effects of Natural Disasters in Mozambique: Case of Jornal Notícias in Coverage of Cyclones Idai and Kenneth”, this research aims to analyze the extent to which the newspaper Notícias observed the writing rules journalistic coverage of cyclones Idai and Kenneth, through the principles of clarity, simplicity, precision and conciseness. The research seeks to answer the following starting question: To what extent did the Notícias newspaper obey the principles of journalistic writing in the context of risk mitigation and prevention in the face of cyclones Idai and Kenneth? The case study is the newspaper Notícias, having found that the principles of clarity and simplicity were extensively violated and the other two elements, namely precision and conciseness, were met. In a total of 41 data analyzed, the percentages were 88%, 63%, 66% and 61%, respectively. These data were useful in answering the previously posed starting question. The research concludes that Notícias was limited to transposing the technical discourse of the National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) and other state institutions, thus restricting the process of mitigating and preventing natural disasters