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From Precariously Managing Risks to Building Social Resilience: The Safety of Women Journalists in Brazil
Journalism Studies ; : 2020/01/01 00:00:00.000, 2023.
Article in English | Academic Search Complete | ID: covidwho-2227952
ABSTRACT
Attacks on journalists and the media in Brazil have a long history but have become even more problematic through the use of social media, particularly following the election of Jair Bolsonaro as president in 2019. In times of industry restructuring and coronavirus pandemic, the systematic attacks on individual journalists and on the media by Bolsonaro and his associates are posing unprecedented challenges, and are part of a pattern of abuse to suppress media freedom and discredit journalists' work. This article focuses upon journalists' abilities to access different types of capital to anticipate, cope with, and create options to overcome perceived threats and generate positive outcomes. This study builds upon the works of Voss (Behemoth-A Journal on Civilisation 1 (3) 39–56, 2008), Obrist, Pfeiffer and Henley (Progress in Development Studies 10 (4) 283–293, 2010) and Hess' (Communication Theory 23 (2) 112–130, 2013) "mediated social capital” to advance understanding of the nexus amongst risk, vulnerability and social resilience, and examines structural inequalities in and through the media. By employing a mixed-methods approach, we combine the results of a survey and in-depth interviews with high-profile figures of leading newspapers and professional bodies in the country. The findings open up possibilities on how news media's "mediated social capital” might enhance women journalists' capacity to move from vulnerability to social resilience, improving their safety. [ FROM AUTHOR]
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Academic Search Complete Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Journalism Studies Year: 2023 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Academic Search Complete Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Journalism Studies Year: 2023 Document Type: Article