“Bebedeira do Fumo : o preço amargo do cultivo do tabaco”. Grande reportagem multimídia sobre o impacto da produção de fumo na saúde de trabalhadores rurais de Arapiraca-AL (Projeto Experimental)

Abstract

This descriptive memorial presents the record of the production process of the multimedia long-form report “Bebedeira do Fumo: the bitter price of tobacco cultivation”, which addresses the problems of tobacco production for the health of rural workers in this culture, with a focus on the municipality of Arapiraca-AL; the document also addresses the tobacco issue in Alagoas that formed the basis for the project's execution; the discussion about the interference of the tobacco industry in vehicles specializing in agribusiness journalism and how independent journalism arrangements have been going against the grain of corporate media; the conceptual foundation regarding the multimedia long-form report format and the methodology used in the reporting process. In addition, the editorial project, the graphic project and the photographic project developed for the production of the multimedia long-form report and formatting the website that hosts the material are also presented. The multimedia special aims to make known the real face of this type of production, pointing out its risks and the political and economic issues that permeate the tobacco industry.