Journal of Latin American Communication Research

Man with Capital M: A Discursive Analysis of Jair Bolsonaro's Gender Performativity on Twitter During the 2022 Elections

Dandara Oliveira Lima, Liliane Maria Macedo Machado — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0300

This article seeks the effects of meaning in tweets from the personal Twitter account (currently X) of the former President of the Republic of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, when he was concerned with his gender performativity, his "role as a man" in the context of the elections of 2022, between July 15th and October 30th. Thus, we seek to understand how the discourse reinforces an anti-gender agenda, through the use of symbols and representations aligned with a hegemonic masculine language. As we demonstrated by recognizing the discursive formations The Messiah, Man with capital M and Wombs of the Nation, this strategy arises both through the reaffirmation of self and through the representation of the masculine and feminine in a strictly binary logic.

Foreign Policy and Journalism: An analysis of argumentative strategies used in diplomatic and journalist discourse

Andressa Prates, Rejane De Oliveira Pozobon — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0300

This article presents the argument from its theoretical-methodological perspective, based on Amossy (2018a; 2018b) and Charaudeau (2012). We use this perspective to investigate the argumentative strategies of diplomatic and journalistic discourses in constructing Brazil's public image (from 1988 to 2022). We analyzed Brazil's speeches at the UN General Assembly and Folha de S. Paulo's texts about these meetings. We observe that peace is driven by diplomacy as a supreme value. The guidelines for conducting the PEB also have recurring themes. The analysis of journalistic discourses allowed us to identify that, in some periods, the journalistic construction marks opposition to the government and the conduct of PEB. We perceive journalism as a political actor active in the diplomatic field, with the function of reporting events. Still, doing so can also contribute to constructing public opinions and disseminating values about PEB.

Media and Democracy: How Communication Policies in Seven Countries Protect the System From Authoritarianism

Alexandre Douvan, Felipe Simão Pontes — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0300

This article offers the results of a comparative analysis of public communication policies in Brazil, South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Japan, Mexico and Portugal from the perspective of studies on media hegemony and democratisation. It analyses, based on the legislation of each of the countries, the normative instruments to combat monopolies, the rules for granting broadcasting concessions and the confrontation with political and economic parallelism. It starts by observing the deregulation of markets, the existence of private monopolies and power struggles in the field of communication as a global trend, until reaching the conclusion that some countries have legal mechanisms in place that are seeking to promote democracy in the media, while others still need to create or implement policies in this area.

Os Pingos nos Is: The Rhetorical Construction of Frontstage Journalism

Karina Ernsen, Kelly Prudencio — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0300

The rhetorical construction of journalism is inherently tied to socioeconomic and cultural context. This study examines the intersection of journalism and democracy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, focusing on the rhetorical strategies employed by 'Os Pingos nos Is' show on Jovem Pan Media Group. Specifically, it analyzes how the program utilized enthymeme-based arguments, prioritizing verisimilitude over veracity. A content analysis of opinions related to COVID-19 from November 2020 to March 2021 revealed argumentative structures aligning the program with audiences sympathetic to Jair Bolsonaro's government (2018-2022). The program validated government positions over to health authorities, employing "Frontstage Journalism" characterized by simplistic, biased reporting

Mexican Women Shouting for a Goal: Female Sports Narrators and Commentators, New References in Specialized Journalism in Mexico

Xochitl Andrea Sen Santos — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0300

Thanks to professional women's football development in Mexico, a new generation has entered sports journalism as commentators and television narrators. These activities had been denied or restricted to them. Through discourse analysis, in profile journalistic interviews carried out by different media outlets with nine Mexican journalists, it is shown how they assume the identity of references or protectors for Mexican girls and young women who wish to venture into this journalistic specialization.

Anglo-Caribbean Youtuber Vlogs: An Exploratory Study

Shaheed Mohammed — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0300

The present paper examines Anglophone Caribbean content on YouTube with specific attention to identity and other cultural claims and expressions. The research examined a sample of 520 videos from 52 popular Anglophone Caribbean YouTube content creators and user comments posted in response to those videos. The study also involved analysis of open-ended interviews with 14 of these Anglophone Caribbean YouTube content creators addressing their motivations for posting and their experiences with their audiences. These investigations revealed dominant categories of content such as cooking and family gatherings with varying levels of identity and cultural claims but found that measures of identity and cultural claims did not differ significantly between creators who live in the region and those living abroad. The findings also suggest a diverse set of motivations among producers that include the promotion of national and regional identities, but which often demonstrate more pragmatic and practical considerations with overwhelmingly supportive and positive comments from viewers.

Media, Democracy, and Identity in Times of Disruption

Eliseo R Colón Zayas — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0300

The Journal of Latin American Communication Research is proud to present Volume 13, Number 1 (2025), featuring a diverse and rigorous selection of articles that reflect the multiplicity of voices, methodologies, and critical lenses in contemporary communication studies across Latin America and the Caribbean. This issue addresses key concerns, including gender performativity in political discourse, argumentation in diplomatic journalism, identity in digital diasporas, comparative communication policies, media populism during public health crises, and feminist trajectories in sports journalism. Each article contributes uniquely to understanding the intersections of media, identity, democracy, and power within dynamic socio-political contexts.

Authors

Miguel A Torres — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0300

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