Cercados, the documentary: between facts and lies, between press and speeches

Authors

  • Ana Silvia Lopes Davi Médola Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Bauru – SP, Brazil , Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Bauru – SP, Brasil , Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Bauru – SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2101-3727 (unauthenticated)
  • Taíssa Maria Tavares Guerreiro Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Bauru – SP, Brazil , Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Bauru – SP, Brasil , Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Bauru – SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8199-1720 (unauthenticated)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-58442022118pt

Keywords:

Cercados, Enunciation, televisualities, Documentary, Journalism

Abstract

In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil, the clash and resistance of the press in the face of attacks and aggressions carried out by denialists was evident. The documentary Cercados, produced by Globoplay, object of analysis of this work, portrays the behind-the-scenes challenges of journalistic coverage in the first year of Covid-19 in Brazil. Supported by concepts of enunciation theory and television studies, the objective is to reflect on the effects of meaning produced by the audiovisual text and its contribution to critical reflection on the scenario of disinformation, as well as the relevance of journalism as an institution of the democratic system. The results indicate that the organization of discourse, marked by the aesthetics of self-referentiality, allows the enunciatee to enter the universe of journalistic production and identify with the thematic roles played by journalists.

Author Biographies

  • Ana Silvia Lopes Davi Médola, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Bauru – SP, Brazil, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Bauru – SP, Brasil, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Bauru – SP, Brasil

    Full Professor in Televisual Communication at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP, Bauru-SP), where she is located in the Department of Social Communication, working as a professor in the Communication: Radio, Television and Internet course. Accredited as a permanent faculty member in the Post-Graduate Program in Communication at UNESP (masters and doctorate). D. in Communication and Semiotics from PUC-SP, she develops analyses on audiovisual language and television aesthetics. She is the leader of Audiovisual Studies Group (GEA) at UNESP and a member of the Center for Sociosemiotic Research (PUCSP, FFLCH-USP, CNRS-Paris).

  • Taíssa Maria Tavares Guerreiro, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Bauru – SP, Brazil, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Bauru – SP, Brasil, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Bauru – SP, Brasil

    Master’s student in the Post-Graduate Program in Communication at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP, Bauru/SP), where he develops research related to discursive semiotics applied to audiovisual. She has a degree in Social Communication - Journalism from the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM, Parintins-AM). She has a scholarship from the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and a member of the Audiovisual Studies Group (GEA) at UNESP.

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Published

2022-12-05

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Vol. 45 (2022)

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Cercados, the documentary: between facts and lies, between press and speeches. Intercom - Brazilian Journal of Communication Sciences, São Paulo, v. 45, p. e2022118, 2022. DOI: 10.1590/1809-58442022118pt. Disponível em: https://revistas.intercom.org.br/index.php/revistaintercom/article/view/4338. Acesso em: 16 jul. 2026.