Transformation of Informative Content in Peruvian News During COVID-19

Abstract

The emergence of COVID-19 in the world affected the production of television news, as they were limited in their search for news. Reporters, cameramen, producers, and directors had to adapt their routines and work dynamics to the existing distancing situation. This work presents the transformation of informative content in Peruvian television news during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to describe its new characteristics and modifications imposed by the situation. A qualitative approach was applied, which was a basic and descriptive research in which the analytical method was executed, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with television journalists. The results allowed the recognition of changes in the creation of informative pieces (live dispatches, news reports, interviews, among others), in which the application of journalistic values was reconfigured, especially during the first wave of the health emergency.