Current Latin American chronicle: empathy as a key element of this gender

Abstract

The current Latin American chronicle enjoys great vitality in the present scenario, with its prominent exponents, respectful of its tradition and teachers. A new generation, self designated “New Chroniclers of the Indies” has created and strengthened its own circuit that extends through institutions that teach young journalists, also through contests and festivals, as well as it has its own specialized publications. The objective of this study is to explore the place of this genre in Latin American society, and, in particular, the role of the chronicler, who proposes an encounter with the other. It is through empathy, a key element of the genre, the way in which these texts that belong to an autonomous and polyphonic genre are constructed. There is empathy in the chronicler towards the voices that the author gathers, and also, from the reception, in the capacity or potential identification that is aroused in the reader and that contributes to the promotion of a more plural and tolerant society.

Keywords

• periodismo narrativo
• crónica
• latinoamérica
• empatía
• no ficción