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Between attack and resilience : the ongoing institutionalization of independent digital journalism in Brazil

Digital journalism in Brazil is dominated by a few big players and has recently been threatened by the country’s challenging political and economic environment. Still, organizational structures promoting independent digital journalism (IDJ) persist. Originally understood as “the blogosphere,” indepe...

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Main Authors:	Ganter, Sarah Anne, Paulino, Fernando Oliveira
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group 2020
Subjects:	Jornalismo eletrônico Institucionalização Democratização da mídia
Online Access:	https://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/37829 https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2020.1755331
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spelling	ir-10482-378292020-05-21T17:23:35Z Between attack and resilience : the ongoing institutionalization of independent digital journalism in Brazil Ganter, Sarah Anne Paulino, Fernando Oliveira Jornalismo eletrônico Institucionalização Democratização da mídia Digital journalism in Brazil is dominated by a few big players and has recently been threatened by the country’s challenging political and economic environment. Still, organizational structures promoting independent digital journalism (IDJ) persist. Originally understood as “the blogosphere,” independent digital journalism in Brazil (IDJB) quickly evolved into several professionalized initiatives and now consists of dozens of news organizations. This article contributes to the field by (a) adding to scholarly conceptualizations of independent journalism in North America, Europe, and Latin America through the idea of “positive dependence” and (b) refining the understanding of IDJ in times of acute crisis. Based on an analysis of six emblematic cases, we show that IDJB is relational and distinct and that it functions without clearly defined boundaries. We further find that this relationality is necessary for IDJB to survive the attacks it faces. Different support networks shape “models of resilience” that, while not perfect, facilitate the institutionalization of IDJB by allowing for the slow but ongoing creation of new structures within the news ecosystem. Thus, the findings of this study suggest that the continuing institutionalization of IDJB and its particular characteristics contributes to the creation of a more diverse news ecosystem. 2020-05-21T17:23:14Z 2020-05-21T17:23:14Z 2020-05-18 Artigo GANTER, Sarah Anne; PAULINO, Fernando Oliveira. Between attack and resilience: the ongoing institutionalization of independent digital journalism in Brazil. Digital Journalism, 18 maio 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2020.1755331. Disponível em: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21670811.2020.1755331. https://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/37829 https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2020.1755331 Inglês https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21670811.2020.1755331 Acesso Restrito Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group
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description	Digital journalism in Brazil is dominated by a few big players and has recently been threatened by the country’s challenging political and economic environment. Still, organizational structures promoting independent digital journalism (IDJ) persist. Originally understood as “the blogosphere,” independent digital journalism in Brazil (IDJB) quickly evolved into several professionalized initiatives and now consists of dozens of news organizations. This article contributes to the field by (a) adding to scholarly conceptualizations of independent journalism in North America, Europe, and Latin America through the idea of “positive dependence” and (b) refining the understanding of IDJ in times of acute crisis. Based on an analysis of six emblematic cases, we show that IDJB is relational and distinct and that it functions without clearly defined boundaries. We further find that this relationality is necessary for IDJB to survive the attacks it faces. Different support networks shape “models of resilience” that, while not perfect, facilitate the institutionalization of IDJB by allowing for the slow but ongoing creation of new structures within the news ecosystem. Thus, the findings of this study suggest that the continuing institutionalization of IDJB and its particular characteristics contributes to the creation of a more diverse news ecosystem.
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author	Ganter, Sarah Anne Paulino, Fernando Oliveira
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title	Between attack and resilience : the ongoing institutionalization of independent digital journalism in Brazil
title_short	Between attack and resilience : the ongoing institutionalization of independent digital journalism in Brazil
title_full	Between attack and resilience : the ongoing institutionalization of independent digital journalism in Brazil
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title_full_unstemmed	Between attack and resilience : the ongoing institutionalization of independent digital journalism in Brazil
title_sort	between attack and resilience : the ongoing institutionalization of independent digital journalism in brazil
publisher	Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2020
url	https://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/37829 https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2020.1755331
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Between attack and resilience : the ongoing institutionalization of independent digital journalism in Brazil

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