The testimonies in the press coverage of the Kiss case: emotional overflow and real evidence

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1984-6924.2016v13n1p77

This article analyzes the participation of witnesses in the live television news coverage of Kiss Nightclub fire, in 2013. The roles played by witness sources on coverage were tried to be comprehended and discussions on how the pathos effect, which is present in the manifestation of the testimonies contribute, not only to the target capture, but also for information. For this, the live entries broadcast by Globo Television Network and its RBS TV affiliate were analyzed, on January 27, 28 and 29, 2013, from the systematization of Charaudeau (2010) on the discursive means to present real evidence (designation, reconstruction and elucidation) and to give emotion (pathos effect). There was a predominance of real evidence (66,6%), however, it is concluded that on the context of the tragic event, the pathos effect is present even in the statements of the target information. Likewise, it was observed that the sequences classified as pathos effect also present real evidence.