Environmental journalism and Citizenship

notes on burning in the Amazon

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-58442023132pt

Keywords:

Environment, Amazon, Environmental journalism, Discourse analysis, Fires

Abstract

This article aims to reflect on the speeches present on the covers of the newspapers Estado de Minas and Extra about the fires that occurred in the Amazon region in August 2019. In this sense, based on the principles of environmental journalism and the events, the information gained repercussions, with a provocative and questioning potential of how public agents and citizens relate to the environment. From the textual discursive analysis, we show that the analyzed journals bring elements that problematize the relationship between human beings and environmental issues and encourage them to change behaviors in a conscious and engaged manner.

Author Biographies

  • Jociene Carla Bianchini Ferreira Pedrini, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Barra do Garças - MT, Brazil, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Barra do Garças - MT, Brasil, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Barra do Garças - MT, Brasil

    Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Communication. PhD in Education (UFU), M.A. in Communication (UNIMAR), B.A. in Languages (EFE) and Journalism (UNIRP).

  • Igor Aparecido Dallaqua Pedrini, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Barra do Garças - MT, Brazil, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Barra do Garças - MT, Brasil, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Barra do Garças - MT, Brasil

    PhD in Education (UFU), M.A. in information science (UNESP), B.A. in Advertising (FAI).

  • Rodrigo Daniel Levoti Portari, Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais. Frutal - MG, Brazil, Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais. Frutal - MG, Brasil, Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais. Frutal - MG, Brasil

    Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Communication (UFMT) and of the Journalism course (UEMG). Ph.D. in Communication (UFMG), MA in Communication (UNESP), BA in Social Communication (UNIRP).

  • Cristóvão Domingos de Almeida, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Cuiabá - MT, Brazil, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Cuiabá - MT, Brasil, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Cuiabá - MT, Brasil

    Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Communication and the Postgraduate Program in Contemporary Culture Studies (UFMT). Postdoctoral degree (ESPM), Ph.D. in Communication and Information (UFRGS), M.A. in Education (UNISINOS), B.A. in Public Relations. 

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Published

2023-12-13

Issue

Vol. 46 (2023)

Section

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Copyright (c) 2023 Jociene Carla Bianchini Ferreira Pedrini, Igor Aparecido Dallaqua Pedrini, Cristóvão Domingos de Almeida, Rodrigo Daniel Levoti Portari

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Environmental journalism and Citizenship: notes on burning in the Amazon. Intercom - Brazilian Journal of Communication Sciences, São Paulo, v. 46, p. e2023132, 2023. DOI: 10.1590/1809-58442023132pt. Disponível em: https://revistas.intercom.org.br/index.php/revistaintercom/article/view/4068. Acesso em: 25 nov. 2025.