Além dos estereótipos midiáticos: uma análise do discurso na representação de culturas não ocidentais

Abstract

The present article aims to conduct a discourse analysis of three different journalistic articles, focusing on a specific theme found on a major news website. The search for the term "MiddleEast" on the American website The New York Times, the journalistic article "Vladimir Putin'smonstrous invasion is an attack on civilization itself" from the British newspaper The Telegraph "The China model is dead" from the American magazine The Atlantic and finally, "China's Toxic Work Culture Results In Deaths And Suicide" from the news website Forbes. The main objective is to investigate how these journalistic texts address the perpetuation ofstereotypes, influencing the interpretation and formation of public opinion. Major news outlets often use narratives that seek to simplify and devalue diverse cultures, especially those in the Global South, exemplified in this work by countries in Eurasia and North Africa. This text aims to examine how some of the primary means of communication, especially the most widely disseminated ones, impact the dissemination of news that gives more importance to events in the Northern Hemisphere than occurrences in the Southern Hemisphere, and how this affects people in those regions and the readers' perception of the Global South. Employing an approach based on discourse analysis, we scrutinize the discursive strategies adopted by the authors of the aforementioned articles, including their evidence and argumentative construction. In this regard, this work will draw on a variety of authors who provide important theoretical perspectives for understanding media discourse. The purpose is to comprehend how these discourses can impact and shape the opinions of their readers.