Mídias Livres: um estudo sobre formas de ação política no campo midiático

Abstract

The research has as its theme the so-called mídias livres that fit into the context of struggles for democratization of the media and in defense of communication as a fundamental human right of a democratic society. Throughout the history of these forms of political action, we can observe a relationship between the various socio-political, technological changes and these practices. Therefore, the objective of the research is to reflect on the current forms of political action in the media field from the study of these practices entitled livres . As important questions to the research, wonders about the meanings that the word liberdade acquires in these practices and the role that those communication technologies may have on changes of the forms of political action nowadays, that it seem to problematize notions such as right to communication and resistance. So, the research analyzes some initiatives that have won the Prêmio Pontos de Mídia Livre of Ministério da Cultura , in particular the Project Viva Favela . As methodological strategies, the empirical research has relied on the analysis of productions of some of the so-called mídias livres , fieldwork and interviews.