SOS Imprensa: a mídia crítica na formação jornalística

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the work of media criticism within academic press observatories and how the performance of these observatories can contribute to the training of the journalism students that comprise them. The theoretical foundation that supported the preparation of the text was research by Rothberg (2010), Cunha (2011), Chaparro (2007) and Christofoletti (2003, 2005, 2008). In the construction of the research, qualitative investigations were carried out in media criticism and education. The first analysis was in the presence of the study of media criticism within journalism courses through the new National Curricular Guidelines (DCN’s). The objective is to understand how the study of media criticism is supported by the guidelines. To compose the methodological path, a complete analysis was carried out of the object of study chosen for this research, the academic press observatory SOS Imprensa, linked to the University of Brasília (UnB). To reach the objective, a study was constructed on press observatories, finding 12 active academics and 7 inactive ones. Soon after, all forms of interaction that SOS uses and have recently used with society were analyzed. Of these, the posts on the SOS Imprensa website from January to the end of October 2023 were chosen for further analysis. In addition, interviews were also carried out with the current coordinator of SOS Imprensa, the professor of the journalism course at UnB, Rafiza Varão, and with students from the course who are part of the project. The interviews helped to contextualize and complement the analysis of the materials. In this way, it was possible to identify the complementary pedagogical work that the project makes possible. It was concluded that, even at an academic level, students can contribute to society by promoting debate and reflection, in addition to improving the team's journalistic practice. Students can open space for discussion and media debate, ensuring more ethical and quality training.