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Narratives and experiences about madness: a reflection by communication professionals

This study aimed to reflect on narratives and experiences of communication professionals with regard to madness. To understand this experience, we interviewed 14 communication professionals in Salvador: five journalists from four newspapers, five journalists from four television stations and four broadcasters from four radio stations (AM and FM radio). We chose social constructionism as the methodological approach to guide this research because it allows for broader capture of the sense of madness. The views about madness that arose in the narratives took on three dimensions: conceptions of madness; experiences and living with madness; and the relationship between madness and the media. The narratives produced took positions taken from past experience and reflected social practices, such as activity in the media.

Narratives; Madness; Communication; Media


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