Jornalismo tem cor: quais os desafios enfrentados por jornalistas negros no Rio Grande do Sul?

Abstract

The present work aims to investigate the challenges for black journalists who exercise a profession in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Although there is no precise data on the number or percentage of black journalists in the exercise of their profession, it is observed, empirically, that Brazilian journalism is mostly white. This finding results from the structural racism present in Brazilian society and this is one of the justifications of the present study. The theoretical basis supporting the investigation studies on racism in Brazil and journalism - Schwarcz; Sodré; Hall; Almeida; Teasing; Ribeiro. As for the methodological procedures, we disconnected from the semi-structured with managers of the Rádio Gaúcha, GaúchaZH, Zero-Hora, and SBT RS vehicles, as well as with black journalists who work in investigating means to answer the problem question: What are the challenges faced by black journalists exercising their profession in the Rio Grande do Sul? Nine remote videotaped interviews were conducted. As a result of the investigation, we point out that black journalists are in a work environment that is still exclusive and with reflections of structural racism. The main result of the research is: the anti-racist actions in vehicles from the Rio Grande do Sul are still inefficient or incomplete. This investigation was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Unipampa.