Keywords: Brazil, Brazilian, English, diversity, elections, journalism, mass media, Jornal Nacional, political delibaration, public interest
The article, published in the academic journal “Brazilian Journalism Research”, discusses a journalistic value that has important consequences for political deliberation: diversity. After identifying the key dimensions of the principle of diversity, the text presents a case study about Jornal Nacional’s (TV) coverage of the 2002 presidential election. Based on the notion of public interest, the article concludes by proposing measures to promote media diversity, including the fields of content regulation, journalistic norms and the role of civil society.
The Principle of Diversity in Journalism [EN]
