Segurança alimentar e nutricional: uma análise das veiculações na mídia a partir da abordagem CTS

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes how food and nutritional security (FNS) is represented in journalistic coverage by four major Brazilian media outlets (UOL, O Globo, Veja e CNN), from the perspective of Science, Technology, and Society (STS) studies. Sixteen news reports published between 2023 and 2024 were examined through qualitative analysis, using categories such as technological determinism, linearity, neutrality, universality, and Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis, focusing on the triad: of textual dimension, discursive dimension, and social practice dimension. The aim is to understand how journalistic discourses construct meanings around hunger, public food policies, and social inequalities. The findings indicate a tendency to simplify the structural problems of food insecurity and to marginalize issues such as inequality, the role of the state, and the consumption of ultra-processed foods. The research highlights the need for more critical, contextualized, and socially engaged media approaches.