Threatened, the public communication is vital to democracy

Authors

  • Laurindo Lalo Leal Filho TV Brasil. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v10i3.1194

Keywords:

public communication, public TV, TV Brasil, EBC, communication right.

Abstract

Given the threats of political and social retrogressions in Brazil, including the policy of dismantling the TV Brasil and the Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC), this note discusses how is important the public communication to democratic societies. Historical and conceptual references as well as the relations between the state and communication are the starting point for the analysis. It deals with the inherent relation between public communication and the communication rights and its centrality in the public nature of governmental institutions. Based on the model of public communication developed in Western Europe, this note shows that EBC represents a milestone in the Brazilian public communication history and gives examples of its recent trajectory indicating that it was more and more integrated into national society.

Published

2016-09-30

How to Cite

Leal Filho, L. L. (2016). Threatened, the public communication is vital to democracy. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v10i3.1194

Issue

Section

Notes on current situations