A percepção da ‘presencialidade’ como dimensão de qualidade na produção jornalística

Abstract

Given the framework of the Covid-19 pandemic, which reinforced crises and directly impacted the work and production routines of journalism, this undergraduated thesis aims to understand how the reduction in presence can affect the quality of journalistic information. For this, an exploratory research is carried out initially through a literature review, followed by the application of a survey with the participation of professional journalists, professors and journalism students. Data collected from 112 participants are used in quanti-qualitative analysis, with the purpose of answering the following questions: to what extent can the limitations caused by the pandemic affect the news production process? In what dimensions is the presence perceived within the productive dynamics of journalism? How is it possible to produce quality journalistic information with presence restrictions? In this process, we use concepts from Medina (2008; 2016), about the art of weaving the present, dialogic interaction and authorial mediation in journalism; from Peres (2015; 2021), on gap in testimony; and from Salgado (2006), on the multidimensional view of cities. From the data collected, we found that 66% of the 112 participants considered the presence dimension as having above-average importance for the quality of journalism. The same trend is verified according to the time of experience. And in relation to specific factors of presence, we noticed greater divergence according to the function performed by the participants.