ON HISTORICAL STATUS OF REALITY EFFECTS IN JOURNALISM

Authors

  • Eliza Bachega Casadei UNESP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/contemporanea.v11i2.8183

Keywords:

Reportage, reality effects, history.

Abstract

Since journalistic report is subject to certain pre-coded forms of narration, so that the recognized journalistic discourse is subject to a specific and standardized way of narrating the events, in this article, we will discuss the historical status of reality effects engendered narratively by news stories. Over time, although the use of reality effects is constant in news, the narrative techniques that harbor these effects have changed. In different historical periods, different narration codes had assumed the role of making the journalistic stories more credible. As material of analysis, we will show certain narrative techniques linked to reality effects used by magazines such as Revista da Semana (1900-1958), O Cruzeiro (1928-1975) and Manchete (1952-2000). Each one of these used certain storytelling techniques that have been abandoned in subsequent periods and that show the historical status of reality effects linguistically constructed in journalism.

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Author Biography

Eliza Bachega Casadei, UNESP

Doutora em Ciências da Comunicação pela Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo (ECA-USP) e professora da Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes e Comunicação da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (FAAC-UNESP). Mestre em Ciências da Comunicação e bacharel em jornalismo pela ECA-USP. Email: elizacasadei@yahoo.com.br.

Published

2013-09-29