Contracampo – Brazilian Journal of Communication is a quarterly publication of the Graduate Programme in Communication Studies (PPGCOM) at Fluminense Federal University (UFF). It aims to contribute to critical reflection within the field of Media Studies, being a space for dissemination of research and scientific thought. TO REFERENCE THIS ARTICLE, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING CITATION: COUTINHO, Iluska; MARINO, Caroline: An Oceano of Silence: Gender Social Representations in broadcast jour- nalism from Brazil through the analysis of ‘Jornal Nacional’. Contracampo, Niterói, v. 38, n.2, p. XXX-YYY, ago. / nov. 2019. Submitted on: 04/05/2019 / Accepted on: XX/XX/2019 DOI – http://dx.doi.org/10.22409/contracampo.v38i2.28446 Volume 38 issue 2 / 2019 Contracampo e-ISSN 2238-2577 Niterói (RJ), 38 (2) aug/2019-nov/2019 AN OCEAN OF SILENCE 1 : Gender Social Representa�ons in broadcast journalism from Brazil through the analysis of ‘Jornal Nacional’ ILUSKA COUTINHO Ph.D. in Social Communication through Methodist University of São Paulo (2003). Associated professor at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Coordinator of the Center for Journalism and Audiovisual (Núcleo de Jornalismo e Audiovisual – NJA). Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. E-mail: iluskac@globo.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5597-9453. CAROLINE MARINO Master in Communication and Society, through the postgraduate program in communication from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Journalist. Member of the Center for Journalism and Audiovisual (Núcleo de Jornalismo e Audiovisual – NJA). Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. E-mail: carolinemarinop5@gmail.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6741-3246. 1 A previous version of this text was presented on the 16th National Mee- ting of Researchers in Journalism, which took place in São Paulo, in 2018. It is noteworthy that, after the discussions generated in the Working Group, this article had substantial modifications for its improvement. Tho- se changes were based on the considerations and contributions generated during the debate.