As fontes de informação políticas no jornalismo televisivo

: o caso da SIC

Abstract

This paper shows the relationship between information sources and journalists, characterized by divergent interests but yet cooperative. For decades, this issue has received special attention in what concerns the specific field of political information sources. The analysis covers the broadcasted news, from November 2011 to May 2012 (period of non political campaign), on a private Portuguese television station that resorts to political sources. The study aims to determine whether the presence of national political organisms in television news is balanced and representative. Methodologically, we use the quantitative method (content analysis) and interviews to journalists. Within the scope of a five months traineeship, at the SIC channel, this work intends to analyse the way how political sources are presented in the information, namely in the Jornal da Noite broadcasted daily at 8:00 p.m.. This report is not confined to this television channel but shows a brief background on the complex and symbiotic relationship between journalism and democracy and proposes a reflection on the presence of political actors in the audiovisual medium and on the consequences of connection between journalists and politicians.

Date of Award	2013
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Rogério Santos (Supervisor)