The bipolar view of the podium: Olympians versus Paralympians in online media in Brazil and Portugal

Authors

  • Tatiane Hilgemberg Figueiredo
  • Rui Alexandre Novais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/logos.2010.861

Keywords:

Olympic, Paralympics, online media.

Abstract

This article aims to validate whether Olympics and Paralympics events are given a diverse news treatment by the online media. To that end, it compares the main moments of glory of the Beijing 2008 games as conveyed by the Portuguese and Brazilian online media: the gold medals of Maureen Maggi and Daniel Dias (representin Brazil) against similar achievements of Nelson Évora and João Paulo Fernandes (belonging to the Portuguese national team).

Author Biographies

Tatiane Hilgemberg Figueiredo

Graduated by the Social Communication Faculty of the UFJF, completing a Master in Communication Science promoted by the University of Porto with the theme, “The value of the disabled athlete in the Portuguese media”

Rui Alexandre Novais

Doctorate by the University of Kent and Professor Invited Assitant of the Autonomous Section of Communication Science, and member of the scientific committee of the Master in Communication and Sport of the University of Porto, and Associate Research of the ‘Europe at the World Centre’ of the University of Liverpool.
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Published

2010-09-22

How to Cite

Figueiredo, T. H., & Novais, R. A. (2010). The bipolar view of the podium: Olympians versus Paralympians in online media in Brazil and Portugal. Logos, 17(2), 78–89. https://doi.org/10.12957/logos.2010.861

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2010): Communication and Sport

Section

Comunicação e Esporte

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