期刊名称：Trípodos. Facultat de Comunicació Blanquerna.
印刷版ISSN：2340-5007
出版年度：2020
卷号：47
期号：2
页码：127-144
语种：English
出版社：Facultat de Comunicació Blanquerna URL
摘要：During epidemiological crises, traditional media have played an essential informational role. In this paper we analyze the imaginary of COVID-19 and, specifically, of the representation of the virion of the SARS-CoV-2 virus through news reports from the main Spanish TV channels. This virion, represented as an “invisible enemy” that has confined half of the world population, is presented in the news using 3D illustrations that highlight its roughened surface and elongated spikes ending in tentacles, an image that does not cor-respond to scientific illustrations. These and other attributes suggest that the imaginary of COVID-19 has inherited the imaginary of other previous episodes of coronaviruses being not scientifically accurate but motivated by the journalistic objective of representing the main characteristics of the virus and the severity of the danger.
关键词：pandemic; COVID-19; television news; Keyworhealth risk communication; visual communication
