THE ZIKA VIRUS EPIDEMIC THROUGH THE PRESS: A STUDY OF IMAGES PUBLISHED IN TWITTER MEDIA PROFILES

estudo das imagens publicadas nos perfis de mídia no Twitter

Authors

  • Johanna Inácia Honorato Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Fábio Gomes Goveia Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2237-9967.2021v10n17p58-79

Abstract

This work analyzes the images that circulated during the Zika Virus epidemic in the media profiles within the social network Twitter. To this end, we collected 6 million publications from March 2015 to February 2016, of which we collected images published by the main media profiles in Brazil between 11/22/15 and 2/29/16. The 3,308 resulting images were studied using a quali-quanti method. The analysis resulted in the following categories: Cause / vector, Victims, Official Authorities and Healing. In the study we analyzed the first two, which is equivalent to 70% (2305) of the images. We conclude that the press reinforces a narrative that blames the population for the epidemic, since the mosquito is the biggest villain, disregarding issues such as the lack of basic sanitation.

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Published

2021-09-13

How to Cite

HONORATO, Johanna Inácia; GOVEIA, Fábio Gomes. THE ZIKA VIRUS EPIDEMIC THROUGH THE PRESS: A STUDY OF IMAGES PUBLISHED IN TWITTER MEDIA PROFILES: estudo das imagens publicadas nos perfis de mídia no Twitter. Dispositiva, Belo Horizonte, v. 10, n. 17, p. 58–79, 2021. DOI: 10.5752/P.2237-9967.2021v10n17p58-79. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pucminas.br/dispositiva/article/view/24172. Acesso em: 30 jan. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 17 (2021): Dossiê "Comunicação, Política e Saúde" - Parte II

Section

Dossiê: Comunicação, política e saúde

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