The silence of the drowned and the journalistic ethos

This paper focuses the silencing of voices in news production in Posadas, Argentina (Primera Edición and Territorio Digital) and Porto Alegre, Brazil, (Zero Hora and Correio do Povo), and investigates the media coverage of 2003 until 2014, in relation to the construction of two hydroelectric plants...

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Autor: Echenique Dominguez, Carlos André
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Ecuador
Institución:Revista CHASQUI
Repositorio:Revista CHASQUI
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.ciespal.org:article/3277
Acceso en línea:https://revistachasqui.org/index.php/chasqui/article/view/3277
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:journalism; ethos; environment; hydroelectric power station; imaginary
periodismo; ethos; ambiente; hidroeléctrica; imaginario
Jornalismo; Ambientalismo; Estudos do Imaginário
jornalismo; ethos; ambiente; hidrelétrica; imaginário
Periodismo; Prensa local;
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Sumario:This paper focuses the silencing of voices in news production in Posadas, Argentina (Primera Edición and Territorio Digital) and Porto Alegre, Brazil, (Zero Hora and Correio do Povo), and investigates the media coverage of 2003 until 2014, in relation to the construction of two hydroelectric plants on the border between both countries, Brazil and Argentina, on the Uruguay river. The analysis indicates the absence of the riverside dwellers’ voices, who are affected by the project. Finally, the article stand up for the idea journalism makes a great contribution to the discussion of environmental complexity.