Public universities in the fight against disinformation

media strategies to disseminate research and value science in the Covid-19 pandemic

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.2763-9398.2022v17n.64079

Keywords:

USP, UNIFESP, virtual social networks, mediatization

Abstract

The purpose of this article is a case study to map the communication strategies implemented by the University of São Paulo (USP) and Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) on Facebook during the first three months of the new coronavirus pandemic, from March to May 2020. It was possible to notice that the institutions used various media devices, allowing the democratization of scientific knowledge for a wide audience, incorporating social, political, economic and corporate concerns that go beyond the limits of pure science.

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Author Biography

Francisco Ângelo Brinati, Federal University of Sao Joao del Rei

Dean of Extension and Community Affairs and Professor of the Social Communication Course at UFSJ. Post Doctor in the Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Program in Leisure Studies at UFMG. Doctor in Social Communication from UERJ.

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Published

2022-12-23

How to Cite

FARNESE, P. .; BRINATI, F. Ângelo . Public universities in the fight against disinformation: media strategies to disseminate research and value science in the Covid-19 pandemic. Culturas Midiáticas, [S. l.], v. 17, p. 23, 2022. DOI: 10.22478/ufpb.2763-9398.2022v17n.64079. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/cm/article/view/64079. Acesso em: 20 dec. 2024.