Articulation between metrics and textual data as methodological experimentation for circulation studies

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-58442024114pt

Keywords:

Circulação, Métricas, Dados textuais, Episódios comunicacionais, Vaza Jato

Abstract

This work’s objective was to experiment the possibilities of articulation between metrics and textual data in researches focused in circulation of meanings. This is an excerpt from a broader research on the circuits formed around the first three reports of the Vaza Jato series published by The Intercept Brasil, on June 9, 2020. To guide the discussion, we briefly mention some studies on circulation processes and we discuss Braga’s (2017) theoretical approach on the notion of communicational episodes. To show the possibilities of integration between metrics and the inferential perspective, as referred by the author, we present the episode named “Shameless”. It was through the observation of clues left by the digital tracks that we managed to make a connection between the quantitative data generated by software and the texts.

Author Biography

  • Luan Moraes Romero, Federal University of Santa Maria

    Jornalista, mestre e doutorando em Comunicação pela Universidade Federal de Santa
    Maria. Integrante do grupo de pesquisa "Circulação midiática e estratégias
    comunicacionais" (Cimid) e do Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Direito e Internet da
    Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - RS (CEPEDI), ambos cadastrados na plataforma
    de pesquisas do CNPq. e-mail: luan_155@hotmail.com. ORCID-ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4495-6672

Published

2024-11-06

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Articles

How to Cite

Articulation between metrics and textual data as methodological experimentation for circulation studies. Intercom - Brazilian Journal of Communication Sciences, São Paulo, v. 47, p. e2024114, 2024. DOI: 10.1590/1809-58442024114pt. Disponível em: https://revistas.intercom.org.br/index.php/revistaintercom/article/view/4290. Acesso em: 25 nov. 2025.