Who makes the news at the Brazilian Parliament? Newsmakers routines in the Federal Senate

Abstract

Two hundreds journalists are responsible for the Brazilian Parliament daily journalistic coverage. Around half of them are hired by the traditional press, while the other half works for the Federal Senate media structures. We call these structures “mídias das fontes do Senado Federal” (MFSF), meaning the media channels used by the senators. This article intends to delimit the social professional profile, the production routines, the values and the journalistic paradigms adopted by these two groups as well as the social representation of the MFSF by the journalists from the traditional press.