The problematic of criticism in independent journalism

Abstract

This article proposes to problematize the reduced presence of spaces of criticism in the self – described independent experiences in Brazilian journalism. It is a reflection that initially considered the Map of Journalism proposed by the Public Agency, in order to identify the independent initiatives, which were born on the Internet, characterized by collective projects. Besides the figure of the ombudsman, it is interesting to discuss data regarding the availability or not of spaces for comments of the readers. The articulation of the ombudsman-readers elements is made in the effort to evaluate what perspectives are posed, in the experiences of online independent journalism, as to the communication flows directed to modes of criticism related to the modes of journalistic making. The objective is, based on common interests of research, to understand the limits and the theoretical-methodological perspectives that permeate the studies of media criticism in contemporary journalism.