JORNALISMO NA PANDEMIA DO CORONAVÍRUS: as adaptações encontradas pelos jornalistas de televisão

Abstract

This paper addresses the role of television journalists in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, with a specific focus on a regional television station. The analysis takes place through the changes that the professionals of this communication company face to continue informing in the face of this pandemic that has already killed thousands of people. The approach is necessary to record the adaptations and difficulties that these professionals are facing and what resources and learning they are having. The purpose of this research is to show the difficulties and adaptations encountered by professionals in the field, how they deal with and work with information in the face of something global and which poses a risk to the health of all people. This task will be carried out through interviews with journalists of the broadcaster chosen as the object of research, with the purpose of showing the importance of these professionals for public health and for the population. One of the most important changes associated with journalism in this pandemic, the digital one, was addressed. Through it, interviews were conducted without the professional or the source taking any personal risks. In addition, work at home alternatives were solutions for communication companies that left several employees in the Home Office. Also noteworthy is fake news, which was on the rise in this period of crisis, leaving several people in a panic and giving work to journalists, who in addition to reporting, had to deny false news. The importance of journalism was also highlighted during the pandemic and showed how these communicators have helped the population and society with enlightening, truthful and objective information.