Telejornalismo na Amazônia: o FTP como instrumento de integração regional

Abstract

This thesis is intended to look into the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) system on the News Broadcasting production from stations belonging to Rede Amazônica (TV Amazonas, TV Rondônia, TV Acre, TV Roraima and TV Amapá), at the Central de Jornalismo (journalism Center) located in the capital of the State of Amazonas and its effects on the routine of the community from the municipality of Manacapuru, which has become not only consumer of information, but also its protector. As a theoretical reference underlying Castells’ (1999, 2001, 2003) approaches, with the theory of network society through access to information; Dizard (2000) with the theory of old and new medias, analyzed on a time-space scale, in the context of the Amazon Region; and Milanesi (1978) with a reflection regarding the impact influence of old and new medias on peripheral areas, in regards to the existence of a central area. The research, an exploratory-descriptive case study, comprises communication as a result of a historical process which, in order to meet the society’s constantly changing demands, produces at the same time, through science, new technologies. The applied investigative techniques consist of document research with quantitative and qualitative data collection survey, by using resources such as questionnaires, semistructured interviews, semi-structured and participative observation. Unpublished and standardized data collected in this study aimed at contributing to the successful scientific knowledge production regarding the Amazon reality, as there is an expectation the results may be used as reference to other areas and investigations.