Local Media Coverage of Major Projects in the Amazon

This study aims to investigate how local media outlets in the Legal Amazon report on infrastructure projects with major socio-environmental impacts, such as Ferrogrão, BR-319, and oil and potassium exploration in the Amazon. We analyzed the content and discourse of articles published in 2023 and 2024, investigating news reproduction, audience, and ownership of the websites that published them. The objective was to understand the tensions between the discourses of environmental preservation and economic development.

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How to cite: SALLES, Débora; LOUREIRO, Marina; MAGALHÃES, Thamyres; MELO, Bianca; DIAS, Julia; SANCHOTENE,Nicole; SANTINI, R. Marie; MATTOS, Bruno; CIODARO, Thiago; GRAEL, Felipe; HADDAD, João G.; DO CARMO, Vitor; SCORTEGAGNA, Vinícius; BORGES, Amanda; CARDOSO, Rafael; MAIA, Felipe; LOUREIRO, Felipe; YONESHIGUE, Bernardo. Local Media Coverage of Large Projects in the Amazon. Rio de Janeiro: NetLab – Laboratory of Internet and Social Network Studies, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Published on January 10, 2025.

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