MIDIA E DEMOCRACIA:O QUARTO VERSUS O QUINTO PODER

The paper is structured into three interrelated parts. The first part brings awareness about media, showing how we live, today, in a mediated society and in a mediated culture. Mass media built up the reality, adds values to it, create the discussion agenda, and influences powerfully in the construc...

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Main Author: Pedrinho Arcides Guareschi
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2007-12-01
Series:Revista Debates
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Online Access:http://www.seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/debates/article/viewFile/2505/1286
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spelling doaj-299934e8a9b1403db69fa8e3c6d402202020-11-24T23:38:48ZporUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRevista Debates1982-52692007-12-0111625MIDIA E DEMOCRACIA:O QUARTO VERSUS O QUINTO PODERPedrinho Arcides GuareschiThe paper is structured into three interrelated parts. The first part brings awareness about media, showing how we live, today, in a mediated society and in a mediated culture. Mass media built up the reality, adds values to it, create the discussion agenda, and influences powerfully in the construction of our subjectivity. In a second step, the relation between media and democracy is discussed. It is shown what is understood by democracy and which the shortcomings are in order to affirm that we have a truly democratic media. Finally, in the third part, suggestions are presented if one wants to democratize media. The importance of structuring a fifth power, through the organization of the civil society that possibly can help in the construction of a democratic media is presented.http://www.seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/debates/article/viewFile/2505/1286MediaSubjectivityDemocracyFifth powerMediated culture.
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MIDIA E DEMOCRACIA:O QUARTO VERSUS O QUINTO PODER
Revista Debates
Media
Subjectivity
Democracy
Fifth power
Mediated culture.
author_facet Pedrinho Arcides Guareschi
author_sort Pedrinho Arcides Guareschi
title MIDIA E DEMOCRACIA:O QUARTO VERSUS O QUINTO PODER
title_short MIDIA E DEMOCRACIA:O QUARTO VERSUS O QUINTO PODER
title_full MIDIA E DEMOCRACIA:O QUARTO VERSUS O QUINTO PODER
title_fullStr MIDIA E DEMOCRACIA:O QUARTO VERSUS O QUINTO PODER
title_full_unstemmed MIDIA E DEMOCRACIA:O QUARTO VERSUS O QUINTO PODER
title_sort midia e democracia:o quarto versus o quinto poder
publisher Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
series Revista Debates
issn 1982-5269
publishDate 2007-12-01
description The paper is structured into three interrelated parts. The first part brings awareness about media, showing how we live, today, in a mediated society and in a mediated culture. Mass media built up the reality, adds values to it, create the discussion agenda, and influences powerfully in the construction of our subjectivity. In a second step, the relation between media and democracy is discussed. It is shown what is understood by democracy and which the shortcomings are in order to affirm that we have a truly democratic media. Finally, in the third part, suggestions are presented if one wants to democratize media. The importance of structuring a fifth power, through the organization of the civil society that possibly can help in the construction of a democratic media is presented.
topic Media
Subjectivity
Democracy
Fifth power
Mediated culture.
url http://www.seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/debates/article/viewFile/2505/1286
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