Para além do ouvir: funções e competências para a produção de podcast narrativo de caráter documental

Abstract

This research investigates the functions and competencies mobilized in the production of documentary narrative podcasts within the context of transformations in journalism and sound media in the digital environment. The dissertation is based on the assumption that the reach and characteristics of podcasts have enabled journalistic narratives capable of revisiting real stories previously covered by the press without sufficient depth (Kischinhevsky, 2018). In the context of documentary narrative podcasts, these stories acquire new layers of interpretation as they undergo processes of critical reconstruction and memorial elaboration. In this sense, the study is grounded in the perspective of expanded radio and in discussions on platformization and the reconfiguration of the sound ecosystem. It also engages with memory studies and with Philippe Perrenoud’s (1999) theoretical approach to functions and competencies in journalism, understanding the production of such content as a complex and multifunctional process. The dissertation adopts a qualitative approach based on the Case Study methodology (Yin, 2001) and Sound Discourse Analysis (Lopez; Oliveira-Lopes, 2024) as its methodological procedure. The corpus consists of the podcasts Praia dos Ossos (2020), by Rádio Novelo; Caso das 10 Mil (2023), by Folha de S.Paulo; and the series Memórias (2019), from Vida de Jornalista, selected according to criteria of relevance and productive diversity. Among them, Praia dos Ossos constitutes the central object of investigation, while the others are used as complementary analytical counterpoints. The analysis combines observation of the episodes with semi-structured interviews conducted with the producers, seeking to understand production processes, the distribution of functions, and the phenomenon of multitasking labor. As a result, the research identified and systematized 22 functions and competencies involved in the production of documentary narrative podcasts, contributing to the understanding of the production modes associated with this format. Furthermore, the study contributes to the advancement of research in sound journalism and offers support for the training of communication professionals in light of the current demands of the digital audio market.