Identity Crisis in ProfessionalJournalism

Raquel Paiva Associate Professor ECO/UFRJ

Muniz SodréEmeritus Professor ECO/UFRJ

Show theidentity of

professionaljournalists

Onlinejournalism

• New era• New kind of journalism• New aspects, such as:

1. "citizenreporter”

Newaspects

2. decentralization ofinformation sources,

with a diversenumber of voices.

Newaspects

3. The news comes tobe written, visual andaudible

Newaspects

4. Thinking in a multimediaform

Newaspects

5. Narrative

linearnonlinear

Newaspects

6. Role of social networks

Newaspects

• Information Architect• Content Manager• Managing relationships• Web Urbanist

Newfunctions

Brief overview of historyof virtual journalism in

Brazil

1. First experience of onlinejournalism

• 90s• Agencia Estado• Jornal de Comercio (Recife-

PE)

2. The first online newspaper• Jornal do Brasil: Firstcompletely virtual newspaper

Online newspaperPrinted newspaper

• After JB: O Estado de SãoPaulo, O Globo, Estado de Minasand Zero Hora.

3. “Último Segundo”• First newspaper for the webcreated by IG

• Portals: Universe Online, Earth,IG, Brazil Online, America Online,Yahoo and Globo

4. Changes in the journalists work• Writing- Real time- More agile• Complete professional- Knowledge in: sites, pictures,design material- Diploma: It is not mandatory, buthas value

5. Changes in functions

• Name

• Layout artist (journalist) Eletronicpager (designer)

• Now, there are no reviewers

6. Specializations and newpositions• Enhance the function of reporterand the editor• Social media reporter• Journalist and experts inexplanatory slideshow

• It is not the end• The same questions oftraditional journalism- Ethics- Freedom- Well-being• But influenced now by speedand real coverage

Newjournalism

Raquel Paivaraquel.paiva@pq.cnpq.br

Muniz Sodrémuniz@pq.cnpq.br

Scholarship Students

Deborah Athila Milla Mascarindeborah_athila@hotmail.commascarin.milla@gmail.com

Gabriel Deslandes Thais Barcellosgabrieldcarin@hotmail.comt.barcellos@yahoo.com.br