Brazilian journalism research: Announcements

CFP Contemporary updates to journalism theories and concepts

2024-08-17T18:01:24-03:00

Brazilian Journalism Research is pleased to announce a call for papers for the dossier "Contemporary updates to journalism theories and concepts".

This call for papers is part of BJR's 20th anniversary celebrations and features contributions from guest editors Tim P. Vos (Michigan State University, USA) and Marcos Paulo da Silva (Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil).

The theories and related concepts of journalism have gone through a historical period that has challenged their limits in empirical, normative, epistemological and even ontological terms. It is no coincidence that the scenario of uncertainty, reconstruction and resignification of theories and concepts that help explain contemporary journalistic practice is directly related to the disruption journalism has experienced in recent decades, whether as a social institution, as a profession, as a language or as a form of knowledge of concrete reality.

This context, however, does not negate the accumulated wisdom of decades of theorizing about journalism, nor the relevance of new studies on the theoretical foundations of the field. On the contrary, in contexts of crises and structural transformations journalism is faced with the question of its own social necessity as a foundation of democracy.

Important Dates:
Article submission: until January 15, 2025.
Articles accepted: until July 31, 2025.
Edition published: until December 31, 2025.

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Contemporary updates to journalism theories and concepts (ENG)

Atualizações contemporâneas nos conceitos e nas teorias do jornalismo (PT)

Actualizaciones contemporáneas de los conceptos y teorías del periodismo (ESP)

Actualisations contemporaines des concepts et des théories du journalisme (FRA)

Newsletter: CFP Beyond determinism: challenges and opportunities for journalism in a technological ecosystem

2024-05-02T15:33:29-03:00

Brazilian Journalism Research is pleased to announce a call for papers for the dossier "Beyond determinism: challenges and opportunities for journalism in a technological ecosystem".

This call for papers is part of BJR's 20th anniversary celebrations and features contributions from guest editors José Alberto García-Aviles (Miguel Hernández University, Spain) and Suzana Barbosa (Federal University of Bahia, Brazil).

“High tech” is having a noticeable impact on the development of journalism and innovation in the sector. The use of Artificial Intelligence, algorithms, chatbots, drones, or Augmented Reality (among other technologies) are shaping journalistic coverage and the ways that content is being produced, presented and distributed. The rapid technological change and the subsequent obsession with it often result in a lack of critical perspective and a certain determinism that prioritizes technology as the engine of communication advances. This determinism is problematic because 1) it obscures the fact that technology is always changing journalism; 2) it blinds us to the harmful effects of technological change; and 3) it promotes the forgetting of what remains stable in journalism, despite changes in technological modalities. With this information in mind, this dossier is a compilation of original studies and research on these issues from a critical perspective.

Important Dates:
Article submission: until September 05, 2024.
Articles accepted: until March 30, 2025.
Edition published: until August 31, 2025.

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Beyond determinism: challenges and opportunities for journalism in a technological ecosystem (ENG)

Além do determinismo: desafios e oportunidades para o jornalismo em um ecossistema tecnificado (PT)

Más allá del determinismo: retos y oportunidades para el periodismo en un ecosistema tecnificado (ESP)

Au-delà du déterminisme : défis et opportunités pour le journalisme dans un écosystème numérisé (FRA)

BJR - new issue published: BJR publishes issue V.19, n.03

2024-02-10T08:25:45-03:00

The Brazilian Journalism Research editorial board is pleased to announce the publication of issue Vol. 19 No. 3 (2023), dedicated to the dossier "Militant, Activist and Combat Journalism".

The guest editors were Rogério Christofoletti (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil), Salvador De León (Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico) and Denis Ruellan (Sorbonne Université, France).

We invite our readers to navigate through the published titles and read the new edition: https://bjr.sbpjor.org.br/bjr/issue/view/68

SOCIAL ACTIVISM, POLITICAL ACTIVISM, AND COMBAT JOURNALISM: contemporary thoughts
Rogério Christofoletti, Salvador De León, Denis Ruellan

WHAT CAN FIGHTING TELL US ABOUT JOURNALISTIC IDENTITIES?
Fábio Henrique Pereira

IS ACTIVIST JOURNALISM POSSIBLE? Tensions within the professional ethos of objectivity
Adriana Barsotti, Agostinho Vieira

WHO ARE THE ACTIVIST AND ENGAGED WE ARE TALKING ABOUT? A look at the Brazilian commercial press and political positioning as a journalistic strategy
Fabiana Moraes

UNDER FIRE: news coverage of the Russian side of the war in Ukraine as combat. The case of Bruno Amaral de Carvalho
Luis M. Loureiro, Rui Pereira, Alexandra Figueira

ACTIVISM IN ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM: how four key moments have helped shape an engagement practice in Brazil
Eloisa Beling Loose, Roberto Villar Belmonte

ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA ACTIVIST JOURNALISM: contributions from an analysis of journalistic coverage from Amazonia Real
Amanda Franco de Souza, Katarini Miguel

ACTIVISM IN JOURNALISM FROM THE CENTER OF THE WORLD: Sumaúma and the denunciation of the Yanomami genocide
Luiza Gould

ACTIVIST JOURNALISM IN THE AMAZON: the narratives from Eliane Brum
Elaine Javorski, Quezia Alencar

THE SPECIALIZED AND ENGAGED JOURNALISM OF AZMINA MAGAZINE: feminist and intersectional agendas
Hyvana Rodrigues, Sonia Aguiar

GAY PRESS IN BRAZIL: a journalistic and militant look at homosexual reality in the 70s and 80s
Carlos Humberto Ferreira Silva Jr

FROM REPORTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE TO #METOO: The New York Times and its contributions to combative journalism
Paula de Souza Paes, Juliana Colussi

BJR - new issue published: BJR publishes issue V.19, n.02

2023-09-26T11:17:26-03:00

The Brazilian Journalism Research editorial board is pleased to announce the publication of issue Vol. 19 No. 2 (2023), dedicated to the dossier "Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality in Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism".

The guest editors were Paulo Nuno Vicente (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) and Sara Pérez-Seijo (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain). The issue features eight texts by researchers from Brazil, Spain and Colombia.

We invite our readers to navigate through the published titles and read the new edition: https://bjr.sbpjor.org.br/bjr/issue/view/67

Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities in Journalism: Theory, Practice, Critique
Paulo Nuno Vicente, Sara Pérez-Seijo

THEORETICAL MODEL FOR VIRTUAL REALITY JOURNALISM RESEARCH (MVRJR): the user’s journey through an immersive news experience
Juan Camilo Hernández-Rodríguez

360° AUDIOVISUAL JOURNALISM: a study on user perceptions of sense of presence and credibility
Luciellen Souza Lima, Suzana Oliveira Barbosa

ATTRACTION JOURNALISM WITH IMMERSION AND PRESENCE-BASED SYSTEMS: experimental approach applying the classical diffusion of innovation theory
MÁRCIO CARNEIRO DOS SANTOS

BETWEEN STYLE AND SOCIAL CONDITION: immersive journalism and the paradoxes of legitimation in the entrepreneurial culture
Marcos Paulo da Silva

IMMERSIVE JOURNALISTIC NARRATIVES (IJNs): language characteristics and strategies for approaching the public
Beatriz Becker, Andréia Munhoz Lago

FROM THE 360º PHOTO TO THE METAVERSE: conceptual and technical evolution of virtual and immersive journalism from Spain
José María Herranz de la Casa, Pavel Sidorenko Bautista

AUGMENTED REALITY AND THE ADAPTATION OF TELEVISION DISCOURSE: the Spanish general elections on TVE (2019)
Ignacio Gastaka-Eguskiza, Leire Azkunaga García , Leyre Eguskiza Sesumaga

DOCUMENTARY POETICS IN 360 DEGREES: perspectives on non-fiction spherical narrative models
Carolina Gois Falandes, Denis Porto Renó

Note of Condolences - Luiz Gonzaga Figueiredo Motta (1943-2023)

2023-06-10T09:59:59-03:00

^{Photo: Luis Gustavo Prado/Secom UnB}

The Brazilian Journalism Research editorial board expresses condolences for the passing of Professor Luiz Gonzaga Figueiredo Motta, at the age of 80, yesterday (June 09th).

Motta was one of BJR's founders and acted as the journal's executive editor from 2005 to 2007, playing a crucial role in shaping its editorial identity, which he described as "a natural forum" for integrating Brazilian researchers into the international community of journalism debates. This statement is recorded in the editorial "Consolidating our Identity," volume 2, from 2006:

"BJR is part of a tremendous citizenship movement that has been taking place in Brazil in the last two or three decades. Within the scope of this movement, SBPJor and its journal are a small part of the growing media criticism crusade (inside and outside the academic and professional environments). Although the journal rigorously maintains its strictly scientific profile, it does not exist outside society’s concerns. In this sense it seems that the journal is indirectly helping to form critical thinking regarding journalism 's social and political questions".

Motta's efforts, along with all the researchers who followed his lead at BJR, are an integral part of the life of the journal and underpin the work we continue to carry out, nearly 20 years later.

During this sad moment, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the grieving family and friends. May the memories of his kindness bring solace and courage.

BJR Editorial Board
Laura Storch, Lia Seixas, Kérley Winques, Nélia Del Bianco, Débora Gadret

Newsletter: BJR adopts continuous flow publication system

2023-05-12T14:20:19-03:00

As of 2023, Brazilian Journalism Research (BJR) will be edited using a continuous flow publication system. This trend has been consolidating in recent years and aims to streamline the research communication process. BJR is part of the SciELO journal catalog, which has been encouraging the adoption of this publication model since 2015 due to the speed in publishing articles.

Our article submission and evaluation systems remain the same. The difference is in the way texts are made available to readers. Once an article is approved for publication, it will immediately be available on the journal's website without waiting for the edition to close for circulation. This favors dissemination and visibility and reinforces BJR's commitment to Open Science criteria, generating more value for researchers who publish in the journal.

The adoption of the continuous flow publication modality does not change the structure of BJR, which maintains its four-month periodicity and will continue to organize thematic dossiers. Additionally, the magazine's website has been remodeled to facilitate the visualization of publications. The latest finished edition is available on the home page, and readers can click to access articles. The website also publishes news about magazine updates, calls for papers, awards, events, and more.

BJR - new issue published: BJR publishes issue V.19, n.01

2023-04-29T12:33:18-03:00

The editorial team of Brazilian Journalism Research is pleased to announce the publication of its first issue of this year, April 2023. The issue features five texts, produced by researchers from different geographical contexts, such as Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Chile.

From 2023 on, BJR adopts the continuous flow publication system. The texts of this and the next editions are being published since the beginning of this year, as they are approved in the evaluation and review stages. The continuous publication of articles, without the need to wait for the full composition of each issue, promotes speed in the communication process and makes research available in advance, contributing to the qualification of scientific work at all levels.

BJR receives submissions in continuous flow and is dedicated to the publication of high quality scientific papers on Theory, Research and Criticism, which have Journalism as an object of study from an interdisciplinary perspective. Consider BJR for the publication of your research results!

We invite our readers to browse through the published titles and get to know the new issue:

THREE SCENARIOS IN 25 YEARS OF JOURNALISM RESEARCH (1997-2021)
CARLOS EDUARDO FRANCISCATO

CULTURAL JOURNALISM IN BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL: a cross-country analysis (2012-2018)
MARIANA SCALABRIN MÜLLER, ROSA CABECINHAS, DORA SANTOS SILVA

JOURNALISTIC NARRATIVES ABOUT THE “DAY OF FIRE”: a Luso-Brazilian perspective on the Amazon
THAÍS BRAGA, SANDRA MARINHO

THE IRRUPTION OF DIGITAL NATIVES ON THE CHILEAN MEDIA LANDSCAPE: analysis of the academic impact in front of web and social networks (2004-2022)
CARLOS RODRÍGUEZ-URRA, MAGDALENA TRILLO-DOMÍNGUEZ, VÍCTOR HERRERO-SOLANA

LOOKING FOR A MEDIA BUSINESS MODEL: an exploratory study focusing on six native Chilean digital media
RENÉ JARA, ANTOINE FAURE, NICOLAS DEL VALLE ORELLANA

Newsletter: Journalism and the challenges of political communication and contemporary democracies: submissions open until March 31, 2024

2023-04-20T08:51:28-03:00

Brazilian Journalism Research is pleased to announce a special call for papers on the subject Journalism and the challenges of political communication and contemporary democracies.

This CFP is a collaboration between BJR and the Journal of Latin American Communication Research (JLACR), published by the Latin American Association of Communication Researchers (ALAIC).

The special issue has the contribution of guest editors: Silvio Waisbord (George Washington University, United States) and Liziane Guazina (University of Brasilia, Brazil).

In face of threats to democracies and the reconfiguration of contemporary communication processes, this call for papers aims to stimulate debate about journalism’s place in building public spaces of democratic resistance. In other words, how professional journalism can help fight against the new authoritarian populism, the growing precariousness of rights, and the use of political violence (including by governments) to prevent freedom of expression.

Important Dates:
Article submission: until March 31, 2024.
Article approval: until August 30, 2024.
Publication of edition: December 31, 2024.

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Journalism and the challenges of political communication and contemporary democracies (ENG)

O Jornalismo frente aos desafios da comunicação política e as democracias contemporâneas (PT)

El periodismo frente a los desafíos de la comunicación política y las democracias contemporáneas (ESP)

Le Journalisme face aux défis de la communication politique et aux démocraties contemporaines (FR)

Newsletter: Luciana Mielniczuk Award - BJR's Best Review 2022

2023-04-14T10:09:27-03:00

Reviewers have a crucial role in the editing process of a journal, since they contribute to the improvement of research manuscripts and guarantee excellence of published texts. However, even though it is decisive and labourious, review tends to be invisible in the production of a journal. Brazilian Journalism Research (BJR), edited by the Brazilian Association of Journalism Researchers (SBPJor), values and recognizes the work of reviewers. Since 2021, the journal recognizes the best review of submitted articles through an award.

As of this year, BJR Award of Best Review is named after professor Luciana Mielniczuk. Prematurely deceased im 2018, her work is reference in ibero-american digital journalism studies. Mielniczuk was also SBPJor scientific director between 2011 and 2015. BJR’s editorial board has decided to pay her tribute as a way to recognize her scientific contribution and value her collaboration towards the development of the journal. Editor of BJR, Laura Storch emphasizes that “to pay tribute to Luciana is a simple, but relevant gesture. She has always encouraged BJR’s work and her scientific competence is a mark of the potentiality of brazilian research on journalism”.

The selection of review of the year was conducted by the following criteria: a) rigor of assessment: adherence to norms and arguments; b) depth of assessment: interaction with the text and criteirous reading of arguments presented im manuscripts; c) contribution to manuscripts: examination of points of attention, suggesting alternative and/or complementar perspectives and commenting on method and analysis.

In this edition, Julie Firmstone, associate professor of University of Leeds (United Kingdom) was awarded. The researcher said the recognition was a “lovely surprise”. “I take the role [as a reviewer] very seriously, because I know by experience the difference that a well thought and constructive review can make to the author”. About the relevance of the reviewers work in the collective construction of knowledge, Firmstone states that “peer review can add perspectives and perceptions to research that can improve and expand the relevance of an article”. The researcher explains that a good review must highlight the positive aspects of the work, as well as point out what maigh be improved. “To write a review is not to say to someone how you would have conducted the research differently. Instead, is about helping it to become its best version”, concludes.

Militant, Activist and Combat Journalism: submissions open until March 31, 2023

2022-12-23T11:24:56-03:00

Brazilian Journalism Research is pleased to announce a special short-term call for papers on the subject of Militant, Activist and Combat Journalism. This CFP is aligned with the activities of the International Meeting Journalism & Combat, held in Bordeaux (France), in December 2022, supported by SBPJor.

The central aim, designed by the guest editors based on the discussions at the event, is to discuss the role of journalism and journalists in the social context in which they are immersed:

"Militancy and activism resurface in the form of an engaged and upright journalism, often performative in face of communities which it represents. In
face of social tension, taking a stand stops being a deontological transgression and it is perceived as a badge of courage, consciousness and professional integrity".

Guest Editores: Denis Ruellan (Sorbonne Université, França), Salvador De León (Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, México) e Rogério Christofoletti (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil)

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Militant, Activist and Combat Journalism (ENG)
Jornalismo Militante, Ativista e de Combate (PT)
Periodismo militante, activista y de combate (ESP)
Journalisme militant, activiste et de combat (FRA)

The guidelines for formatting texts are at
https://bjr.sbpjor.org.br/bjr/about/submissions

BJR is now part of SciELO Brazil catalog

2022-04-19T08:32:19-03:00

Starting this month (April 2022), Brazilian Journalism Research becomes part of SciELO's catalog of indexed journals. Currently, only four Brazilian journals in the communication field are indexed on the platform.

"Indexing in SciELO catalog is an important achievement for BJR because it enhances the visibility of the articles published and values the editorial work of the journal as a whole," says editor Laura Storch.

The indexing process required adjustments in the BJR's structure and has contributed to the qualification of the journal's editorial processes.

To access BJR on SciELO Brazil access https://www.scielo.br/bjr