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Media, Democratization, and the Public Sphere in Maranhão, Brazil

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ID4501168
AuthorsJulián Durazo Herrmann (0000-0002-3758-8771, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume45
Issue3
Pages208-223
Publication date2018-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLatin American Perspectives (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0094-582X • E-ISSN: 1552-678X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0094582x18757473
OpenAlexW2806038321
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

Freedom of expression and access to diverse sources of information are seen as critical elements of democracy, although their concretization on the ground is subject to strong interference. Recent regime change in Maranhão, one of Brazil's poorest states, has led to the emergence of new media and some expansion of the public sphere. The traditional oligarchy continues to dominate the media, however, and the opposition media replicate its exclusion of nonelite actors. The Maranhão experience confirms that normative approaches to the media either as automatic contributors to democracy or as instruments of elite manipulation have little value for understanding media dynamics.Liberdade de expressão, bem como o acesso a diversas fontes de informação, são considerados elementos críticos da democracia, ainda que a concretização desses fatores esteja sujeita a forte interferência. A recente troca de regime no Maranhão, um dos estados mais pobres do Brasil, tem levado ao surgimento de uma nova mídia e a uma certa expansão da esfera pública. Contudo, a oligarquia continua dominando a mídia tradicional e a mídia alternativa imita a prática de exclusão de atores não pertencentes à elite. A experiência do Maranhão confirma que tratamentos normativos que veem a mídia como contribuinte automática do processo democrático, ou como instrumento de manipulação da elite, teem pouco valor para se entender a dinâmica da mídia

Art · Democracy · Democratization · Elite · Humanities · Political science · Politics · Public sphere · Sociology · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Social and Political Issues · Social Media and Politics

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year0,33
Citation span2020 - 2023 (4)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2

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