O que aprender com a cobertura do caso Kiss?

Abstract

The proposal of this experimental project was to develop an audiovisual material, called by us as "mobile videos", produced with smartphone and thought for circulation in social networks and instant messaging applications. The central theme of the five videos was the experience of the professionals who worked on the cover of the fire at the Kiss nightclub, held in Santa Maria (2013). "What to learn from the coverage of the Kiss case" also aimed to spread to students and professionals who have not worked on such coverages, the challenges faced and the lessons learned from the tragedy to professionals. On the other hand, we also sought to hear the impact of journalism on the parents of the victims, as they were transformed into sources at the worst moment of their lives. The theoretical contribution goes through the journalist's appearance as a witness (SODRÉ, 2009); the testimony in the coverage of tragedies (AMARAL, 2013); and mobile journalism (PAIVA; NETO and SANTOS, 2016). The production showed how much the coverage of this fact impacted the writing routines, the life of the professionals and also the daily life of those who were involved in the coverage. At the end, we pointed out the limitations resulting from the experimentation of recording with smartphone, besides identifying the main challenges, learning and suggestions of the journalists from the coverage of the tragedy of Santa Maria.