Local press as a public ombudsman

Authors

  • Rosa Mirah Araújo Gomes Lacerda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-2593.organicom.2010.139048

Keywords:

Local press. Community. Public Ombudsman.

Abstract

New technologies have disseminated access to information, broadening the public’s independence. In this context, the local press looks at the community demands and assumes the role of a mediator between the population’s problems and the governmental bodies. The local news acts as an informal public ombudsman, focusing on cases that involve the government and using exposure and embarrassment as efficient tools for the quest for solutions.

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Author Biography

  • Rosa Mirah Araújo Gomes Lacerda
    Graduada em Jornalismo pelo Instituto de Educação Superior de Brasília. Jornalista do Instituto Muito Especial (Rio de Janeiro, RJ), de inclusão social e profissional das pessoas com deficiência e de orientação das organizações a lidarem com a diversidade.

Published

2010-06-15

How to Cite

LACERDA, Rosa Mirah Araújo Gomes. Local press as a public ombudsman. Organicom, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 7, n. 12, p. 68–79, 2010. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2238-2593.organicom.2010.139048. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.usp.br/organicom/article/view/139048.. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.