Journalism education and the development of writing: the influence of topical organization of interviews in the construction of profiles

Abstract

This paper analyzes how interviews (oral) participate in the construction of profiles in the work of Journalism students. The objective was to observe the interaction between speech and writing in processes of writing development that involve retextualization (transition from oral to writing). In order to identify this interaction, we have used the idea of topic (theme). It indicated the moments where the sequence of the interview’s topical segments was maintained or changed. We aimed to identify the different solutions used by the students and the relation with the maturity of their writing. The research showed the following trend: the less the maturity of writing, the more the loyalty to the interview’s topical organization. The more the maturity of writing, the greater the use of global planning, which pointed to topic reorganization. This conclusion led us to identify educative options applicable to Journalism courses.