"O futebol potiguar: um estudo sobre o fenômeno dos torcedores mistos no Rio Grande do Norte"

Abstract

This technical report aims to describe the production process of a multimedia-format news feature about the phenomenon of mixed football supporters in Rio Grande do Norte and how sports television journalism contributes to the development of this behavior. The produced content corresponds to the undergraduate thesis (TCC) of the Journalism course at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). The feature was developed to contextualize the scenario of mixed supporters in the state. To this end, sports programs and game broadcasts were analyzed regarding their airtime and the discourse directed at both local and out-of-state football clubs, in addition to research and interviews conducted to understand the phenomenon. The production is justified by the influence of sports television journalism on the high number of football fans in Rio Grande do Norte who support clubs from the Rio-São Paulo axis, as well as by the scientific and social contribution this study provides. The theoretical framework is based on the works of Mata (2011), Sousa (2022), Pereira (2011), Coelho (2003), Moraes (2018), Marcondes Filho (2009), Vasconcelos (2011), and Raychtock (2015).