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Representations of the1964's coup and the dictatorship in the media: meanings and silences in the roles ascribed to press, 1984-2004

This study discuss the form of representation of the role played by Brazilian press in the coup of 1964's dictatorship and redemocratization, in texts that were published in Brazilian papers and magazines between 1984 and 2004. The analysis shows how the meanings assumed by the coup and the dictatorship in the texts are superposed to discourses that tie the practice of journalism to the defense of democracy, based on a reductionist oposition between freedom of the press and dictatorship. The association among crise, authoritarianism and the near past produces a comprehension of democracy as a consensual reality, with no disputes and tensions.

press, 1964's coup; democracy; dictatorship


Pós-Graduação em História, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 , Pampulha, Cidade Universitária, Caixa Postal 253 - CEP 31270-901, Tel./Fax: (55 31) 3409-5045, Belo Horizonte - MG, Brasil - Belo Horizonte - MG - Brazil
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