With reports such as the sound of one hundred writing machines in huge newsrooms with “strange people”, 21 journalists honored by Abraji (Brazilian Investigative Association) talk about the fascination with the profession in documentary to be released on July 10.
This will also be the first day of the 20th International Congress of Investigative Journalism, organized by the entity, which runs until the 13th, in São Paulo.
According to Abraji, the idea is to reinforce the beginners in the letter the history of national journalism through the trajectory of reference figures in the country. All of them have been celebrated before by the Association, which has organized Congress since 2005.
The documentary “two decades of recognition of the role of journalism” has direction and assembly of Diego de Godoy and is performed by Abraji. The script is by Jota Carmo. They sign the production Elvira Lobato, Angelina Nunes and Maiá Menezes.
The first honoree in the history of Congress was, with a trajectory marked by coverage such as the Vietnam War and four decades at Globo Rural.
About to turn 90, he shares in the documentary perceptions about the profession and gives tips to the younger ones. “It’s no use seeing the news from afar, you have to be close,” he says in one of them.
José Hamilton also talks about how the passion for journalism emerged by witnessing, around 10 years, the crash of a teco-teco plane. He talked to the pilot and identified the charm for the news, reports journalist Elvira Lobato, who led the journalist’s interview in the documentary.
In it, José Hamilton tells another fascination, this time the contact with the newsroom of Sheet when he became a reporter for the 20 -year -old in the 1950s.
“You arrive in a huge newsroom of that as was the Sheet at the time. It was a huge thing to me. Strange people, strange people who worked at night, slept on the day, “he says, laughing in the video.
Carlos Wagner, a reporter from Rio Grande do Sul who made history in the Zero Hora newspaper and one more among the honorees, also recalls the newsrooms of the time when there were “clouds of cigarette smoke” and the “Tá-Ta-Ta-Ta” of the “Sound of Hundred Writing Machines at the same time”.
“You can’t walk around this world and not be remembered. And if you want to be remembered, you have to be a reporter, because life is a great report,” he advises in an interview.
In addition to reminiscences, the honorees talk about how they face journalism and give tips to improve the investigation.
In addition to José Hamilton and Carlos Wagner, they are honored in the film Angelina Nunes ,,, Elaíize Farias ,, Fabiana Moraes, Lucio Flávio Pinto ,, Kátia Brazil, Miriam Leitão, and Zuenir Ventura.
They are also celebrated in posthumous tribute ,, and.
Portrayed journalists appear in unpublished videos and other records. The documentary also brings ancient reports of people who lived with them, such as, who was ahead of the newsroom of Sheet For 34 years, and the poet Ferreira Gullar.
It is also planned for the 10th the launch of a site that will be updated with the trajectory of the honorees. The first stories that will air will be those of José Hamilton, Dorrit Harazim, Joel Silveira and Rosanta Calmon.
The initiative came from a provocation made to Abraji by Elvira Lobato. Director of the institution and one of the honorees, she also did some of the documentary interviews.
“It’s a legacy that we hope to leave to journalists,” he says. “In this documentary, we will bring several messages from these journalists that I think they summarize very relevant tips for the younger ones.”
An example she quotes is Dorrit’s advice on commitment to the agenda. “Dorrit Harazim’s report of reporting is comparable to the preparation of the athletes of the Olympic Games she has closely followed in ten Olympics,” he says. “It takes off from the personal universe and plunges into what it calls ‘journalist mode’, in which all neurons turn to work.”
The exhibition of the documentary, on the 10th, at 4:30 pm, is part of the program of the 20th International Congress of Investigative Journalism of Abraji, which has expected more than 150 activities between lectures and workshops.
The event is aimed at students and communication professionals. Ticket values, already in the second lot, range from $ 70 to $ 760, depending on the type and amount of days chosen. Registration can be made by.
