RT Journal Article T1 The coronavirus pandemic narratives in italian digital media T1 Trattamento informativo della pandemia del Coronavirus nei media digitali italiani A1 Abuin Vences, Natalia A1 Sierra Sánchez, Javier A1 Milan Fitera, Jorge AB In this paper we discuss the SARS-CoV-2-related information coverage (beginning of the epidemic) in Italian digital media narratives. We surveyed the digital articles that reported the highest engagement level. The aimwas to identify the most prominent variables (topics, players and news coverage area). Similarly, a discourse analysis was carried out by analyzing the tone used in relation to the variables mentioned. The results show that the most important topics were health, politics and the economy. Headlines appeared to be more likely to have a negative tone, although neutral headlines were the most common. The main feature in digital media headlines was civil society. PB SISSA Medialab. YR 2021 FD 2021-03-29 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/114025 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/114025 LA eng NO Sierra-Sánchez, J., Abuín Vences, N. and Milán Fitera, J. (2021). ‘The coronavirus pandemic narratives in Italian digital media’. JCOM 20 (02), A07. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.20020207. DS Docta Complutense RD 6 abr 2025