Papel da mídia na construção da insegurança pública e a dinâmica do turismo: um estudo no bairro da Cidade Alta, Natal/RN

Abstract

Natal/RN has consolidated itself in the last years as one of the main tourist destinations in the world ranking and tourism has become one of the main economic activities of the city. On the other hand, the neglect and inefficiency of the public power and the absence/failure of public policies increasingly aggravate the crime rates and violence in the city, causing a feeling of insecurity reflected by the media, which sometimes ends up influencing the tourist's choice of destination. The current work seeks to understand the role of the media in the construction of insecurity and the dynamics of tourism, focusing on the district of Cidade Alta, located in the East Zone of Natal. The methodology used was exploratory research as a way of familiarizing and deepening the object studied. As a result, it was observed that the increase in violent indexes and their representation through the media contribute to an increase in the feeling of insecurity for tourism and leisure practices, as well as the decision of choosing or not the product Natal to visit.