%0 Journal Article %T Atua o profissional, recursos pol¨ªticos e padr es de investimento no jornalismo no Rio Grande do Sul Professional acting, political resources and patterns of investment in Rio Grande do Sul¡¯s journalism %A Fernanda Rios Petrarca %J Estudos de Sociologia %D 2009 %I Universidade Estadual Paulista %X Este estudo analisa os padr es de recrutamento e ascens o profissional dos jornalistas no RS. Uma das condi es de ascens o profissional que se destaca consiste nas estrat¨¦gias de reconvers o de recursos pol¨ªticos em posi es jornal¨ªsticas e em redefini es dos mecanismos de legitima o dos pap¨¦is dos profissionais. A forma especial de relacionar a expertise jornal¨ªstica com a atua o pol¨ªtica resulta na interven o profissional em assessorias pol¨ªticas e na ocupa o de cargos em institui es estatais. A metodologia adotada consistiu em entrevistas com jornalistas que ocupam posi es dirigentes com o objetivo de obter informa es pertinentes ¨¤s trajet¨®rias sociais, pol¨ªticas e profissionais. Palavras-chave: Elites. Jornalismo. Recursos pol¨ªticos. Atua o profissional. This study analyzes the recruiting patterns and professional ascending of RS journalists. One of the conditions for this professional ascending which highlights itself is composed by strategies of transformation of political resources in journalistic positions and in new definitions of the mechanisms of legitimating the professionals¡¯ roles. The special way of relating the journalistic expertise with the political action results in the professional intervention inside public assistances and in the occupation of state institutions positions. The methodology which is used is consisted of interviews with journalists responsible by leading positions with the objective of obtaining information connected to the social, political and professional fields. Keywords: Elitism. Journalism. Political resources. Professional acting. %K Elites %K Jornalismo %K Recursos pol¨ªticos %K Atua o profissional %K Elitism %K Journalism %K Political resources %K Professional acting %U http://seer.fclar.unesp.br/estudos/article/view/1323