The aim of this paper is to highlight the connections between the variables and problematic objects involved in the media narrative of health risks, since narratives are also the means by which both the individual and the community are moved to action. With this in mind, the following questions will be addressed: What happens to the narrative of a social problem such as a pandemic? What happened to the COVID-19 pandemic narrative in Italy? The attempt to answer these questions will be presented through the analysis of the narratives produced by the Italian daily press in the initial phase of the pandemic and the narratives of the social platform Twitter (now X), which will show how the dominant interpretative framing was articulated between the construction of an «invisible enemy» and a «health dictatorship».
Narratives of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy from the «Invisible Enemy» to the «Health Dictatorship»
Emiliana, Mangone
2025
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to highlight the connections between the variables and problematic objects involved in the media narrative of health risks, since narratives are also the means by which both the individual and the community are moved to action. With this in mind, the following questions will be addressed: What happens to the narrative of a social problem such as a pandemic? What happened to the COVID-19 pandemic narrative in Italy? The attempt to answer these questions will be presented through the analysis of the narratives produced by the Italian daily press in the initial phase of the pandemic and the narratives of the social platform Twitter (now X), which will show how the dominant interpretative framing was articulated between the construction of an «invisible enemy» and a «health dictatorship».I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
