Resumo

SEBASTIAO, Sónia Pedro; VALENCA, Manuel  e  DIAS, Vanessa Vieira. News Coverage, Media Relations and Public Affairs: the case of “Escutas de Belém”. OBS* [online]. 2016, vol.10, n.2, pp.31-54. ISSN 1646-5954.

This article discusses the problem of public affairs and its news coverage, as well as legal and ethical issues associated with the work of journalists. Aiming to highlight the discrepancy between the journalistic and ethical requirements of the function, we analyze the case "Escutas de Belém" referring to its chronological description, as well as the analysis of press releases on the subject considering seven units: first page call, place of insertion, size of insert, insert section, news sources, journalistic style and character of the piece. We conclude with the classification of the case as a "no case" in view of its consequences and negative media coverage featured the face of the predominance of opinion pieces and editorials.

Palavras-chave : News Coverage; Public Affairs; Media Relations; Escutas de Belém.

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