The early history of the yellow journalism in Brazil: the criminal faits divers

Authors

  • Valéria Guimarães

Abstract

The early history of yellow media in Brazil is associated with the inclusion of fait divers in some of the oldest and more traditional Brazilian newspapers. Dismissed by historians either as unimportant / ahistorical events or as an expression of alienated popular culture, fait divers were one of the most crucial products for the consolidation of a society in which the role of the media is undeniably important. In this article, we continue an investigation on this subject from the angle of the criminal topos and draw a partial view of the first fait divers sections published in Brazil.

Keywords: yellow journalism; media culture; fait divers.

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Author Biography

Valéria Guimarães

Doutora em História Social pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Professora dos cursos de graduação e pós-graduação em História da Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp- Franca). Autora do livro Notícias diversas: suicídios por amor, leituras contagiosas e cultura popular em São Paulo dos anos dez. Campinas: Mercado de Letras, 2013.

Published

2016-05-12

How to Cite

Guimarães, V. (2016). The early history of the yellow journalism in Brazil: the criminal faits divers. ArtCultura, 16(29). Retrieved from https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/artcultura/article/view/34324

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Minidossiê: História, Leitura & Cultura Midiática