From ‘bar chat’ to presidential hearings: an analysis of the Flow Podcast based on ethical and legal norms of journalism in the digital age

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.216482423046

• Palavras-chave: Public sphere, media power, public interest, media, digitalization

• Keywords: Public sphere, media power, public interest, media, digitalization

• Abstract: The arrival of more active voices in the public debate brought a new configuration of its information channels. Driven by the digitalization of the media, this change meant that journalism no longer occupied the same space of power and influence. As a consequence, news production has become more diffuse. Proof of this comes with the object of study of this work, the Flow Podcast, an interview program conducted by non-journalists that reached the level of publicly interacting with the two main candidates for the presidency of the 2022 elections. Thus, the objective is to analyze the characteristics of public interest functions performed outside of journalism in the digital age. From an exploratory analysis of the two programs and the others that included the participation of politicians, it was seen that the approach to topics of public interest persists outside of journalism, but without the same technical and ethical rigor.