The deliberation in the mediatized public sphere: the role of journalism in informal conversational environments

Author(s)

Lucas Arantes Zanetti

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Artes. 2019-08-19.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Arquitetura. Artes. Comunicação e Design. Bauru
• Defense date: 2019-06-17
• Advisor: Caroline Kraus Luvizotto

Abstract

The proposed research aims to reflect on the role of journalism in informal conversation environments, with a view to deliberation in the mediatized public sphere. For this, two informal conversation environments were created, one in the city of Coimbra, in Portugal, and the other in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Each environment had as its theme a case of political corruption and journalistic contents were offered as a support for the discussion between the subjects. For the work, we use as a theoretical contribution the theories of the mediatization of Braga and Stromback; theories of deliberation and the public sphere of Habermas, Maia, Avritzer and Marques. The methodological proposal used is the analysis of face-to-face deliberative environments proposed by Maia. The discussion was divided into two stages (before and after the insertion of the contents), classified and compared. It is also used a framework analysis methodology to obtain details on the journalistic contents offered to the participants, considering notice the marks of influence in the discussion about the cases. A quantitative evaluation of the debate was also carried out through the application of questionnaires at the beginning and at the end of the discussion, in order to observe variations in the subjects' positions. Finally, a comparative analysis was performed between the results obtained in Portuguese soil and in Brazilian soil, according to the methodology of comparative analysis. It was noticed that there were changes of positions between the participants and that the insertion of the contents contributed to the deepening of the debates, besides obtaining a panorama on cultural differences in the deliberative process. It was possible to observe with greater clarity the media coverage on Operation Marquês, case of Portuguese corruption, and the media coverage of Queiroz Case, Brazilian scandal, as well as aspects related to the public opinion of the cases. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/19560-7 - Deliberation in the mediatized public sphere: the role of journalism in informal conversation environments
• Grantee: Lucas Arantes Zanetti
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master