Independent journalism

It is a fact that journalism faces crises (Christofoletti, 2019). At the same time, professional journalists have been demonstrating their dissatisfaction with the current model of mainstream journalism production, often linked to an orientation that distances itself from the public interest (Patrício, 2024). Faced with this reality, journalistic initiatives that value the territory as a basis for production and that defend causes linked to the production of their content are gaining ground. Predominantly named independent journalism (Roque; Patrício, 2025) but also alternative journalism (Peruzzo, 2024), community journalism (Viégas and Mendes (2017)), journalism from the peripheries (Rovida, 2020) or even journalistic arrangements (Fígaro; Nonato, 2018), these initiatives establish other modes of production in journalism, which have repercussions on work routines and professional identity. Bringing to light the elements that shape these initiatives is the objective of this coordinated session of Retij. Among the aspects that can be explored in the works, we highlight...

. The conceptual dispersion in the naming of other modes of journalism production.

. The principles and values ​​of journalism in the face of social inequalities.

. Intersectionality as a production strategy in journalism.

. Territory as a starting and ending point in the production of journalism.

. The political-ideological, socio-relational dimensions, Organizational-labor and technical-productive aspects in other modes of journalistic production.

The relationship with audiences in other modes of journalistic production.

Labor relations in other modes of journalistic production.

The precariousness of work routines in other modes of journalistic production.

Funding for other modes of journalistic production.

The training of professionals to work in other modes of journalistic production.