Quem fala o que no acontecimento “Desastre em Mariana”: uma análise das matérias do portal G1 sobre o desastre socioambiental

Abstract

In this research, we aimed to identify which value effects are attributed to the sources of information used by G1 in the journalistic coverage of the Marian Event. For this, we use the theoretical-methodological contribution of Patrick Charaudeau of the analysis of value effects in order to understand how the sources are used to construct senses in disasters. Given this context, the G1 Portal sought during the coverage of the disaster in Mariana to make a wide selection and produce media content to inform the readers as completely as possible. We analyzed thirty-five literal citations, distributed in eight reports from four analytical categories. In order to problematize our study, we have recourse to authors like Márcia Amaral, Miquel Alsina and Lozano Ascencio, who reflect on the definitions of events, disasters and sources, from different theoretical perspectives. Through the analysis, we conclude that the journalistic event arises from several aspects and a disaster of great magnitude as Mariana is still discussed superficially from the environmental point of view. The sources in this disaster were not only explored by the sensational factor and the categorization of the sources, for more existing typologies tend to concentrate in three large groups.