The narrative of the journalistic discourse - the matter of the other

Abstract

This paper proposes a comparative analysis of the filmic scriptures in two documentaries: Falcão – os meninos do tráfico e Notícias de uma guerra particular. Considered as journalistic undertakes, these films might help the reflections on the representations of the Other, dealing with epistemological
limitations which, from an hegemoniacal point of view, has oriented the studies about the field of Journalism. Considering both technological advances, which improves the productions of media discourses, and the notion of a libidinal power (Castro-Gómez), which settles down in global areas, this paper looks on the production of journalistic discourses by reflecting the current challenge of Cultural Studies: to throw light on a critical theory about contemporary society. Aware of the polarization and the shattering of nowadays speeches, we observe Foucault’s formulations. Besides, we consider Flusser´s thought on technical images and their indicative informations to suggest that, in the perspectives of journalistic discourse, it becomes fundamental to understand the way media reports install their own performances.