Carolina Matos

Journalism and Political Democracy in Brazil

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the process of media development and democratization in Brazil from the end of the dictatorship in 1985 to today's market liberal press. Journalism and Political Democracy in Brazil is intended for those interested in Latin American and Brazilian politics, history, and media, as well as for those concerned about the role of the press in democratic transitions and the limitations imposed upon them during the process of demoratization.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 547g
• ISBN-13: 9780739123515
• ISBN-10: 0739123513
• Artikelnr.: 26203584

Autorenporträt

Carolina Matos is a part-time Lecturer at the Government Department, University of Essex, UK, researcher and a former Fellow in Political Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She obtained her PhD in Media and Communications at Goldsmith College in January 2007. Matos has taught and researched in the UK at the University of East London (UEL), St. Mary's College at Twickenham, Goldsmith and the LSE. She has worked as a full time journalist in Brazil and the UK for many mainstream newspapers and international agencies including Reuters, Unesco, Folha de Sao Paulo, Tribuna da imprensa and Globo.com. Matos has an extensive knowledge in the field of Media and Politics. She has also authored two books on the subject. Her first book is Journalism and Political Democracy in Brazil (2008), and her latest book is Media and Politics in Latin America (2012).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 I Defining
Frameworks Chapter 4 1 The Brazilian Media in the Spotlight: Setting up a
Working Agenda Part 5 II Civil Democracy Transition and the Struggle with
the State Chapter 6 2 Market-Driven Journalism in the Pursuit of Democracy:
An Analysis of "Folha de São Paolo" and the Coverage ofDiretas Já! Part 7
III The 90's: The Consolidation of a Free-Market Press Chapter 8 3
Ideological Campaigns and the Watchdog Role of the Press: The Media
Coverage of the 1989 Elections and the 1992 Impeachment Chapter 9 4
National Politics in a Global Economic World: A Case Study of the 1994
Presidential Elections Part 10 IV Social-Democracy and the Rise of
Center-Left Wing Politics Chapter 11 5 Market Constraints and the Social
Democracy: The Media Coverage of the 2002 Elections Part 12 V Journalism
and Political Democracy Chapter 13 6 Partisanship Versus Professionalism:
The Role of the Journalist in the Democratization Process Part 14
Conclusion Chapter 15 7 Media and Democracy in Brazil: Towards a Realistic
Settlement Chapter 16 Bibliography Chapter 17 Appendix 1: Notes on
Methodology and Discourse Analysis Chapter 18 Appendix 2: Chapter 2 Chapter
19 Appendix 3: Chapter 3 Chapter 20 Appendix 4: Chapter 4 Chapter 21
Appendix 5: Chapter 5 Chapter 22 Appendix 6: Brazilian Party System and
Presidential Elections Chapter 23 Appendix 7: Media Ownership in Brazil
Chapter 24 Appendix 8: Newspaper Circulation Numbers Chapter 25 Appendix 9:
Interviews with Journalists Chapter 26 Appendix 10: Profile of Interviewees