O JORNALISMO COMO PROMOTOR DO DIREITO À INFORMAÇÃO
O JORNALISMO COMO PROMOTOR DO DIREITO À INFORMAÇÃO
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.2592407021
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Palavras-chave: Direito à informação. Jornalismo público. Opinião pública. Democracia. Liberdade de expressão.
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Keywords: Right to information. Public journalism. Public opinion. Democracy. Freedom of expression.
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Abstract: Journalism plays an important role in promoting the dissemination of public information so that citizens can use this information to exercise the rights guaranteed by democracy. The aim of this article is to discuss the importance of journalism as an enabler of the right to information, whether as a mediator of public information or as a catalyst for discussions that foster the formation of public opinion. To this end, the text takes a brief look at the emergence of the right to information and the right to freedom of expression, followed by a bibliographical review of authors who present the right to information as the basis for exercising citizenship in a democratic society, and also discusses secrecy as a restrictor of this right. Finally, the article presents public journalism as one of the proposals for making the right to information more viable through journalism.
- Edwaldo Costa
- Ana Carolina de Araújo Silva