The speech of João do Rio: power in journalism during the modernization

Abstract

This essay aims to achieve a reflection about João do Rio productions, “the first great Brazilian reporter of the beginning of XX century” (GOMES, 2005, p. 11), relating them to the ideas of Mayra Rodrigues Gomes exposed in Poder do Jornalismo. Here, the author gives a reading of the ideas of Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari, articulated to the practice of journalism. The text also highlights the press of early twentieth century, a period of proliferation and intersection of literary, journalistic and film narratives.