RESUMO
Resumo O estudo analisa e compara a cobertura de ciência e tecnologia do principal telejornal do Brasil (Jornal Nacional) e o da Colômbia (Noticias Caracol), utilizando análise de conteúdo aplicada a um corpus de matérias representativas de um ano de transmissão – abril 2009 a março 2010. Observou-se que o informativo brasileiro apresentou mais que o dobro de matérias sobre ciência e tecnologia que o colombiano, com cobertura mais estável ao longo do ano e notas mais longas, mais recursos visuais e maior destaque. Porém, foram encontradas similaridades nos dois telejornais: notícias sobre medicina e saúde foram as mais frequentes; o principal enfoque das notas foi o anúncio de nova investigação; cientistas foram as principais fontes citadas; e pesquisas nacionais foram priorizadas.
Abstract This study analyzes and compares the science and technology coverage in Brazil’s main television news program (Jornal Nacional) and its Colombian counterpart (Noticias Caracol). Using content analysis, we investigated a corpus of news stories broadcast from April 2009 to March 2010. We found that Jornal Nacional presented over twice as many reports on science and technology as Noticias Caracol, and that its levels of reporting remained fairly stable throughout the year. The Brazilian reports were also longer, were featured more prominently, and used more visual resources. Even so, some similarities were found: news about health and medicine was most frequent; the reports focused primarily on announcing new research; scientists were the main sources cited; and national research was prioritized.