Onde, quando, como e por que a pesquisa mineira é notícia: uma análise da revista Minas faz ciência

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to understand and systematize the main factors that potentially influence the journalism in the magazine Minas faz ciência. We seek to conceptualize the evolutionary process of science and the characteristics that define it. Considering the importance of transferring scientific knowledge to our society, we delimit the possibilities currently adopted for the diffusion of science, including our main object: scientific journalism. In order to talk about this specialty of the profession, we define the principles that make journalism a science. Another specialty addressed and of considerable impact on our analyzed final product it’s the type of journalism produced for magazines and it’s the news report’s features. The thesis’ empirical analysis is based on the examination of the journalism production made by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (Fapemig) and produced over the course of two years, specifically through 45 articles published in the magazine Minas faz ciência. The conclusions presents findings and criticisms of the publication, which as distributed for free throughout the state and has existed since 2001, dedicating itself to disseminate the scientific researches and productions made in Minas Gerais.