Outputs
Here, you find some of the available outputs from LocalJor.
What Connects Publics to Local Journalism: A Survey on Interests in Florianópolis
The article reports the results of a survey with a representative sample of the population ofFlorianópolis (N = 604), conducted in 2024 to assess reasons for news consumption, topics considered mostinteresting and those missing in coverage, habits and information sources accessed, reasons for abandoningnews, alternatives for sustainability and funding from the public, and engagement in journalism. It is amethodological step from a broader study that seeks elements to establish models of social governance forlocal journalism, capable of developing a sense of community and shared reality (common), as an antidote toextremism. The results suggest a new way of understanding the relationship between the public and localjournalism (focused on individual and social motivations, rather than media characteristics), which can beenhanced by greater attention to topics of interest. However, the data point to a scenario of low participationin journalism, especially in forms of funding.
Keywords: Local Journalism; Survey; Journalism in the service of the public.
Investigation Report of the 2nd Phase of the Research
Research report prepared by the TransformaJor research group, containing the results of a survey of 251 civil society organizations in the city of Florianópolis (SC).
Executive Report of the 1st Phase of the Research
Summary report of the main findings from the second phase of the study: a survey of 251 civil society organizations in the city of Florianópolis (SC). The report was also distributed in print.
Executive Report of the 1st Phase of the Research
Summary report of the main results obtained in the first phase of the research: a survey with 604 residents of the city of Florianópolis (SC). The report was also distributed in a printed version.
Investigation report conducted by the TransformaJor research group, presenting the results of a survey with 604 respondents—a representative sample of the population of Florianópolis—about their relationship with local journalism.
Non-state public service organizations: in search of new institutionalities for local journalism
The text proposes a typology of non-state public service organizations that offer journalism in Brazil along axes based on journalists’ self-organization (cooperatives, professional associations), community self-organization (institutes, foundations, social associations), or articulations between journalists and community. It also presents a methodology for co-creating alternative institutionalities to private or public companies aimed at quality local journalism, currently being tested in Florianópolis. In advancing this characterization, the article aims to contribute to expanding the repertoire of organizational alternatives and governance models to commercial journalism, addressing impasses reported in recent studies on local journalism (Jerónimo, 2024; Radcliff, 2023), as well as issues related to journalism sustainability and governance (Mick; Tavares, 2017; Ferruci; Alaimo, 2020; Cagé, 2015) and the place of state and non-state public services in a transforming media ecosystem (Camargo, 2020).
Keywords: Local journalism; journalism governance; media ownership; non-state public service.
We propose a discussion on local journalism and its territories based on a partial analysis of data from a survey conducted by the [name of the research group] research group with a representative sample of the population of Florianópolis (SC). The aim is to understand the relationship between the city’s inhabitants and the journalism that is produced in and for the city. We present a preliminary analysis of the motivations for news consumption, people’s interest in different topics in local journalism, and what they believe should receive more attention from the media. Our objective is to understand the role of journalism in this city by mapping common interests among diverse audiences and identifying issues that can generate engagement with both the city and journalism.
Keywords: Local journalism; survey; place; common.
