Democracia, informação e mídia local para superar os desertos de notícias: entrevista com Penny Abernathy

Authors

  • Sonia Virgínia Moreira Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Jacqueline da Silva Deolindo Universidade Federal Fluminense

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9125.v28i2p182-195

Keywords:

Penny Abernathy, Journalism, Democracy, Local media, Media industry

Abstract

Specialist and master in Journalism with an intense editorial and media management background, Penny Abernathy has become a reference among Brazilian researchers of the area after developing the concept of “news deserts.” The reports led by Abernathy between 2016-2020 at the Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media at the University of North Carolina showed that many of the problems and challenges uncovered by her research were similar to the findings of Brazilian research in different regions. In this interview to Comunicação e Educação, the scholar discusses the scarcity of news production, the lack of digital accessibility and of public policies to support local journalism, especially in cities where demographic and economic characteristics impede their residents’ access to news and information.

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Author Biographies

  • Sonia Virgínia Moreira, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

    Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação da Faculdade de Comunicação Social da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (PPGCom-UERJ), bolsista de produtividade em pesquisa do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).

  • Jacqueline da Silva Deolindo, Universidade Federal Fluminense

    Docente do Departamento de Ciências Sociais e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Regional, Ambiente e Políticas Públicas do Instituto de Ciências da Sociedade e Desenvolvimento Regional da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) em Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ).

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Published

2023-12-29

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 2 (2023): Midiatização da educação: tecnologia, alfabetização, ficção e jornalismo

Section

Interwiew

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How to Cite

Moreira, S. V., & Deolindo, J. da S. (2023). Democracia, informação e mídia local para superar os desertos de notícias: entrevista com Penny Abernathy. Comunicação & Educação, 28(2), 182-195. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9125.v28i2p182-195