"Footnotes in Gaza". The comic-report as journalistic genre

  • Javier Melero Domingo Universitat de València
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ESMP.2012.v18.n2.41031
Keywords: Comic, journalism, report, comic-journalism, comic-report

Abstract

The recent explosion of non-fiction comic has been followed by the birth of a genre characterized by current contents relate. This creative formula imports journalism codes to report facts, through sequential narrative, with a veracity objective. A circumstance which suggests a theoretical conflict against the normative tradition of journalism. This paper investigates the journalistic dimension of these products from an specific case of study: the analysis of Footnotes in Gaza. A comic that won 2010 award for investigative journalism of Fertel Foundation, and whose author, Joe Sacco, is considered one of the most respected names in this trend that hybridizes comics and journalism.

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Published
2012-12-14
How to Cite
Melero Domingo J. (2012). "Footnotes in Gaza". The comic-report as journalistic genre. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 18(2), 541-561. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ESMP.2012.v18.n2.41031
Issue
Vol. 18 No. 2 (2012): El periodismo ante conflictos y catástrofes
Section
Monográfico

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