Relationships Between Journalism and Scientific Dissemination: An Example from PrEP

Pablo de Oliveira Lopes

(Universidade Federal do ABC, UFABC, Universidade Santo Amaro, UNISA, Brazil)

Abstract: Scientific dissemination is a way of popularizing Science, using scientific and technological information resources and processes to instruct the general public. In contemporary society, the media has taken on a vital role in the production of meanings, adding essential elements to everyday discursive practices. The media has become a powerful means of creating and disseminating repertoires, in addition to providing spaces for interaction and exchange of ideas, including in the area of Health. One of the ways to publish journalistic texts focused on Science is to use blogs, which many researchers and health professionals have turned. This article addresses this issue, with a view to discussing news that deals specifically with PrEP Exposure Prophylaxis to HIV Infection, PrEP.

Key words: journalism, scientific divulgation, health, PrEP