Profile of publications on Journalism epistemology: a mapping review

Authors

  • Rafael da Silva Paes Henriques Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1812-5886
  • Catarina Gordiano Paes Henriques Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/contemporanea.v24i1.66569

Keywords:

Journalism theories, knowledge, journalism epistemology, objectivity, subjectivity

Abstract

This study aimed to understand the profile of publications on the epistemology of journalism in scientific works published in the last five years (2019-2024) through a mapping review study. For data organization, the Ryyan software was used; for data analysis, descriptive frequency analyses were conducted using SPSS software (version 2.3). As a result, 147 works were mapped, authored by 238 authors, with institutional affiliations in 36 different countries, primarily located in Europe, the USA, Canada, and Latin America. The vast majority of the investigations are theoretical, employing bibliographic research as the method and Journalism Theories as the foundational discipline. It is concluded that the works are highly concentrated in a few regions and have a low frequency of dialogue with disciplines from different fields of knowledge outside of Social Communication.

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Author Biographies

Rafael da Silva Paes Henriques, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Professor do Departamento de Comunicação Social da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) e do mestrado em Comunicação e Territorialidades na mesma universidade. Trabalha principalmente com os seguintes temas: teorias do jornalismo e análise de cobertura jornalística.

Catarina Gordiano Paes Henriques, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Doutora e pós-doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), mestra em Direito (UFES). Desenvolve pesquisas sobre violência, direitos da criança e do adolescente, juventudes, falsas memórias e políticas públicas.

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Published

2026-03-03

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Henriques, R. da S. P., & Henriques, C. G. P. (2026). Profile of publications on Journalism epistemology: a mapping review. Contemporanea, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.9771/contemporanea.v24i1.66569

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Vol. 24 No. 1 (2026)

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