Análise das atribuições ao sentido do migrante internacional em veículos da mídia digital de Uberlândia

Abstract

The phenomenon of migration, because it is diverse, can be seen by various perspectives, senses and movements, as well as can be crossed by a complexity of political, social, historical and cultural determinations. This study aimed to investigate the meanings of immigrants in the media of Uberlândia. Specifically, (a) identify in recent literature what studies have pointed out about the representation of the immigrants in Brazil; (b) select news published in virtual journalistic portals about immigrants in Uberlândia and (c) analyze cultural elements, conventions and symbols present in the news related to conceptions about immigrants. A survey of news and reports published in virtual journalistic portals about immigrants in Uberlândia was carried out, a sample composed of nine reports was set up in the Diário de Uberlândia, Estado de Minas, G1 and Itatiaia published in the period from 2015 to 2020. This work has a qualitative approach that is anchored in the methodological assumptions of semiotics. The analysis of the news was made according to the scope of its contents. It made it possible to perceive a predominance of talking about the immigrant's welcoming; a social approach of the immigrant who pesters and needs state aid and an event involving Senegalese immigrants.