The Media Coverage of Tropical Cyclones in Mozambique: A Study Centered on the News Follow-Up of the Impacts of 'Idai

We are concerned about the apathy of the press in dedicating itself to covering a subject that constitutes one of today's challenges. “The Media in Covering Tropical Cyclones in Mozambique: a study focused on the news follow-up of the impacts of idai” comprises the theme of this article. Based on concerns about the (im)possibility of Television of Mozambique (TVM) covering and publishing news about Tropical Cyclone Idai, the study aims to understand whether or not TVM continues to explore other angles that could provide further information. for the understanding of a specific Tropical Cyclone, from the perspective of this information being able to enlighten viewers. The notion that journalistic work must go beyond the simple reporting of events moves us to develop this study, and it is essential that, after the occurrence of a phenomenon, the journalist dedicates himself to Follow up to explore other nuances that would not be explored in depth. in a simple immediate news report. Methodologically, we used Content Analysis with a hybrid approach (qualitative and quantitative). We found that TVM did not follow up on cyclonic impacts during the period under analysis (April and May 2019), having often published breaking stories instead of in-depth articles on the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Idai.