Olhar para a fronteira: O fazer jornalístico em La Voz de Cataratas (Puerto Iguazú/Argentina), Gazeta Diário de Foz do Iguaçu (Foz do Iguaçu/Brasil) e Vanguardia (Ciudad del Este/Paraguai)

Abstract

The present research seeks to analyze the journalistic coverage produced in regions of international frontier, with cutting to the Triple Border formed by Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, understanding respectively the news vehicle La voz de Cataratas (Puerto Iguazú), Gazeta Diário de Foz do Iguaçu (Foz do Iguaçu) e Vanguardia (Ciudad del Este). The objective is to verify how these vehicle report to the public the day to day of this space identified by different cultural representations and by very singular everyday situations, not being observed in other regions. Based on the methodological perspective of the content analysis, through a quantitative and qualitative approach, it is sought to identify aspects of the journalistic practice in its symbolic dimension, such as the forms of representation of the frontier reality, the predominant theme, the sources used, among other characteristics of journalistic making.