O surgimento das fast-news no jornalismo online : análise do caso português
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2025
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A migração dos órgãos de comunicação social para o online veio agudizar um dos principais vetores da atividade jornalística contemporânea: a missão de informar de forma rápida e eficiente. A concorrência entre órgãos de comunicação para dar notícias sempre existiu e tinha como objetivo captar a atenção do público, mas atualmente ser o primeiro a informar tornou-se numa pressão inelutável para os profissionais do jornalismo. Num ambiente mediático pautado pela escassez de tempo e de recursos ao mesmo tempo que se reforça a necessidade de divulgar o mais rapidamente o maior número de informações, existe o risco de ser sacrificada a qualidade do jornalismo profissional, resultando no surgimento de novas realidades como as fast-news - expressão que designa a rápida produção e disseminação de notícias sem qualidade informativa, com um caráter de consumo imediato e sem uma reflexão profunda sobre os temas. Nesta investigação, na qual se analisa o caso português, demonstra-se que o trabalho jornalístico tem vindo a adotar o modelo de fast-news, reduzindo a produção de notícias originais com prejuízo para a qualidade da informação divulgada. Os órgãos de comunicação social recorrem cada vez mais a agências noticiosas e a outras formas rápidas de obtenção de informação, designadamente fontes não primárias, sem envolvimento dos necessários processos de verificação. Contribuem assim para o aumento das fast-news, fenómeno que desenvolveremos a nível conceptual e estudaremos numa aplicação prática através de uma análise qualitativa e quantitativa. Investigando a presença de fast-news na área temática da ciência e desenvolvimento tecnológico, procurou responder-se à questão de investigação: "os jornalistas, na tentativa de serem céleres na produção noticiosa, deixam de ser rigorosos e originais?". Foi analisada uma amostra de notícias, recolhidas entre os meses outubro e novembro de 2023, que revela uma elevada dependência de agências noticiosas por parte dos órgãos de comunicação nos domínios temáticos selecionados. Adicionalmente, com recurso a um questionário exploratório entre os profissionais do jornalismo em Portugal, com idades entre 25 e 66 anos (N=40), confirmou-se a prevalência de fontes não primárias, privilegiando as fast news. PALAVRAS-CHAVE fast-news; churnalism; literacia mediática; jornalismo de ciência; slow journalism
The migration of press media to the online has intensified one of the main vectors of contemporary journalistic activity: the mission to inform rapidly and efficiently. While competition between media outlets to deliver news has always existed, aiming to capture public attention, today being the first to report has become an overwhelming pressure for journalism professionals. In a media environment characterized by a scarcity of time and resources, while the need to disseminate as much information as quickly as possible is reinforced, the quality of professional journalism is sacrificed, resulting in the emergence of new realities such as the fast-news – expression that designates the fast production and dissemination of news without informative quality, with an immediate consumption nature and without in-depth reflection on the topics. This investigation, which analyzes the Portuguese case, demonstrates that journalistic work has been adopting the fast-news model, reducing the production of original news to the detriment of the quality of the information disseminated. The media are increasingly turning to news agencies and other quick ways of obtaining information, namely non-primary sources, without involving the necessary verification processes. Thus, they contribute to the increase of the fast news, phenomenon that we will develop at a conceptual level and study in a practical application through a qualitative and quantitative analysis. Investigating the presence of fast news in the thematic area of science and technological development, we sought to answer the research question: “do journalists, in an attempt to be quick in news production, stop being rigorous and original?” A sample of news, collected between the months of October and November 2023, was analysed, revealing a high dependence on news agencies by the media in the selected thematic domains. Additionally, using a survey among journalism professionals in Portugal, aged between 25 and 66 (N=40), the prevalence of non-primary sources was confirmed, favouring fast-news. KEY WORDS fast-news; churnalism; news literacy; science journalism; slow journalism
The migration of press media to the online has intensified one of the main vectors of contemporary journalistic activity: the mission to inform rapidly and efficiently. While competition between media outlets to deliver news has always existed, aiming to capture public attention, today being the first to report has become an overwhelming pressure for journalism professionals. In a media environment characterized by a scarcity of time and resources, while the need to disseminate as much information as quickly as possible is reinforced, the quality of professional journalism is sacrificed, resulting in the emergence of new realities such as the fast-news – expression that designates the fast production and dissemination of news without informative quality, with an immediate consumption nature and without in-depth reflection on the topics. This investigation, which analyzes the Portuguese case, demonstrates that journalistic work has been adopting the fast-news model, reducing the production of original news to the detriment of the quality of the information disseminated. The media are increasingly turning to news agencies and other quick ways of obtaining information, namely non-primary sources, without involving the necessary verification processes. Thus, they contribute to the increase of the fast news, phenomenon that we will develop at a conceptual level and study in a practical application through a qualitative and quantitative analysis. Investigating the presence of fast news in the thematic area of science and technological development, we sought to answer the research question: “do journalists, in an attempt to be quick in news production, stop being rigorous and original?” A sample of news, collected between the months of October and November 2023, was analysed, revealing a high dependence on news agencies by the media in the selected thematic domains. Additionally, using a survey among journalism professionals in Portugal, aged between 25 and 66 (N=40), the prevalence of non-primary sources was confirmed, favouring fast-news. KEY WORDS fast-news; churnalism; news literacy; science journalism; slow journalism
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COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, MEDIA LITERACY, NEWS, ONLINE NEWSPAPERS, SCIENTIFIC DIFFUSION, MESTRADO EM ESTUDOS DE JORNALISMO E MEDIA, COMUNICAÇÃO, JORNALISMO, LITERACIA DOS MEDIA, NOTÍCIAS, JORNAIS EM LINHA, DIVULGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA