Rio against crime: broadcasting “war” on television

Abstract

From the analysis of news broadcast by TV Globo during the military occupation of the Complexo do Alemão, in Rio de Janeiro, it is reflected here, about the forms of discursive interaction proposed by the issuer. In particular, we will fix our gaze on the relationship between journalism field and journalistic sources and how the possibilities for participation in the reporting of the facts were given to these subjects. The hypothesis that the empirical analysis allows to establish is that the “interaction” proposed/ imposed by the way TV Globo treated the event has limited visibility of voices in what should be a plural public arena. We propose a theoretical perspective that considers communication as a product of the clash between partners in which there is a complex process of production of effects of meaning between subjects. Such a process is in constant conflict and dialogic interaction, filled with acts of domination, denial, anticipations and persuasions.