Jornalismo esportivo/entretenimento: a construção identitária das edições carioca e paulista do Globo Esporte

Abstract

Currently seen as something “lighter”, the sports journalism gets more attention by the proximity of major events in Brazil. Therefore, focusing on sports, media companies unfold into strategies for approaching the viewer. A trend that is becoming remarkable, even more representative than before, is the option from the perspective of entertainment and spectacle at the expense of information, which should be the priority from the journalism’s assumed identity. So, the extent to which this identity can recast compromising the quality of information disclosed? Find possible answers to this question is the purpose of this dissertation, whose study object is "Globo Esporte" editions produced in Rio de Janeiro, presented by Alex Escobar and São Paulo, presented by journalist Tiago Leifert, both for Rede Globo. It is the main and only exclusive sports news, aired between Monday and Saturday in the aforementioned Network. Through the methods of content analysis and focus groups, we find elements that indicate the need for adjustments to suit the audience.