Non-fiction narrative podcasts: an overview of the Brazilian production

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24137/raeic.11.21.1

Keywords:

podcasts, non-fiction narrative podcasts, narrative journalism, podcasting in Brazil, radio in Brazil

Abstract

This text seeks to provide an overview of the development and current production of non-fiction narrative podcasts in Brazil. To this end, it initially presents a definition of the genre, highlighting its origin in radio journalism in the United States. Next, this production is contextualized in relation to Brazilian radio and some of the pioneering or most influential productions are listed. Subsequently, we provide a sample of the most recent works. Through this sample, the text seeks to present both the main agents involved in this field of production (large local media groups and larger podcast producers) and the predominant topics of podcasts. The text also seeks to address the significant economic concentration present in this context, the social and political importance of independent production, and the need for its greater valorization and visibility.

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Author Biography

  • Eduardo Vicente, Universidade de Sa6o Paulo (USP)

    Associate Professor in the Department of Film, Radio, and Television at the School of Communications and Arts of the University of São Paulo (CTR/ECA/USP) and in the Postgraduate Program in Audiovisual Media and Processes (PPGMPA). Visiting researcher at the Faculty of Arts, Design, and Media at Birmingham City University, BCU (2014), and at the Faculty of Information Sciences at Complutense University of Madrid, UCM (2018). Editor of Novos Olhares: revista de estudos sobre práticas de recepção a productos midiáticos (www.revistas.usp.br/novosolhares) and Coordinator of the Radio Studies Working Group of the National Association of Postgraduate Programs in Communication – Compós (Brasil).

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Published

2024-02-29

How to Cite

Non-fiction narrative podcasts: an overview of the Brazilian production. (2024). Revista De La Asociación Española De Investigación De La Comunicación, 11(21), raeic112101. https://doi.org/10.24137/raeic.11.21.1