FREEDOM OF THE PRESS UNDER THREAT: an analysis of cases of violence against journalists in Tocantins

• Autor(a) principal: Melo, Gabriela Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Porto Junior, Francisco Gilson Reboucas
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Observatório
• Texto Completo: https://sistemas.uft.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/observatorio/article/view/3451
• topic: Violence against the journalist; Censorship; Journalism; Freedom of press; Freedom of expression; Violência contra periodistas; la censur; el periodismo; La liberdad; La libertad de prensa; La libertad de expresión; Violência contra o jornalista; Censura; Jornalismo; liberdade de imprensa; liberdade de expressão; violência contra o jornalista; censura; jornalismo; liberdade de imprensa; liberdade de expressão

In some cases in Tocantins, journalists have suffered violence due to physical aggressions, in their moralities, intimidation and even threats. Despite the liberty guaranteed by law, some risks are pertinent to within the profession that deals daily treatment of the news divulged so as to guarantee access to the information. This research illustrates the cases of journalists from the state in the practice of the profession, who are unable to carry out their work through violence between 2012 and 2016. Illustrate the guarantees and limitations of Brazilian legislation, correlation with the cases as the analysis of cases occurring in the state, their origins, victims and motives.