O jornalismo comunitário, a democracia e as identidades individuais e coletivas

• Autor(a) principal: Galli, Giuliano Tonasso
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Alterjor
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/alterjor/article/view/180243
• topic: Comunicação popular; Jornalismo comunitário; Identidade; Representação; Liberdade de expressão; Popular communication; Community journalism; Identity; Representation; Freedom of expression

This present paper highlights the right to information and freedom of expression as fundamental to the effective fulfillment of ideals intrinsic to democracy. The traditional media, as currently configured, are not capable to represent a part of the population, which does not fit into what the vehicles themselves and their advertisers establish as a profile of the target audience and potential consumer. As a result, citizens end up being solemnly obliterated from various communication practices, especially journalistic ones. In order to portray the events related to a certain region, this article emphasizes community journalism as a powerful instrument of social representation, expression and discussion of the values ​​of a group, occupying an empty space left by the traditional press.