Infotainment in hard news radios: an analysis of the program Timeline Gaúcha

Authors

  • Luize Scherer Baini UFRGS

Keywords:

Infotainment, Radio, Journalism

Abstract

The article analyzes the use and consolidation of infotainment, a phenomenon that combines information with entertainment, in an attempt to make the programming of radio stations traditionally focused on hard news – an english term used to designate the objective report of news considered important (MOTTA , 2003) – lighter and more relaxed. If before, broadcasters with this format prioritized the news presented in a serious and objective way, today, it is clear that they use entertainment resources to compose the journalistic programs and leave the language in a conversational tone. In this way, it analyzes the use of infotainment in the Timeline program, from Gaúcha, from Porto Alegre, which, with colloquial language, sometimes differs from the more hard news profile of the broadcaster.

Author Biography

  • Luize Scherer Baini, UFRGS

    Mestranda em Comunicação na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) e pós-graduada (lato sensu) em Comunicação e Imagem pela PUC-Rio.

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Published

2021-04-22

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 4 (2021): Anais de Artigos do IV Seminário Internacional de Pesquisas em Midiatização e Processos Sociais - Mediatized Sapiens – Communicational Knowledge in the Constitution of the Species

Section

WG MEDIATIZED PRACTICES AND LOGICS

How to Cite

Baini, L. S. (2021). Infotainment in hard news radios: an analysis of the program Timeline Gaúcha. Anais De Artigos Do Seminário Internacional De Pesquisas Em Midiatização E Processos Sociais, 1(4). https://anais.midiaticom.org/seminario-midiatizacao-artigos/article/view/1326