Communication and democracy in Brazil and Germany: Media accountability, public service media, internet access and right to information
São Paulo: Cultura Acadêmica (2025), 304 pp.
ISBN 978-65-5954-573-5
"The expertise brought by three important Brazilian public universities (Unesp, UnB, and UFSC), combined with the knowledge accumulated through research investment by the Technische Universität Dortmund, was taken here as a unique and rich source of knowledge capable of avoiding the pitfalls and overcoming the deficiencies that have been hindering the search for ways to deal with shared problems, such as the media’s credibility deficit, the lack of trust in democracy, the lack of funding for public broadcasting systems and the role of the media in strengthening civic life and addressing the public accountability deficit of democratic governments. Our research project comprehensively addressed these complex issues, comprising three dimensions: media accountability and public service broadcasting, internet access and net neutrality, and the Right to information and transparency. The funding came from the Probral Program – Cooperation Projects in Research between Brazil and Germany – CAPES/DAAD, from the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)." (Preface, page 4)
Media Accountability: From Western Concept to Global Models / Susanne Fengler, 13
History of Censorship and Judicial Harassment as a Strategy to Restrict the Press in Brazil / Bruno Henrique de Moura, Vitor Souza Lima Blotta, Fernando Oliveira Paulino, 49
“The industry known as ‘media development’”: Analyzing media assistance from a cosmopolitan perspective in mass communication / Susanne Fengler, Ines Drefs, Mira Keßler, Michel Leroy, Johanna Mack, Fabíola Ortiz dos Santos, Viviane Schönbächler, Stefan Wollnik, Roja Zaitoonie, 74
Communication policies in Brazil: an overview of the Bolsonaro and Lula governments / Fernando Oliveira Paulino, Jonas C. L. Valente, Liziane Soares Guazina, Marcos Urupá, Mariana Martins de Carvalho, 105
Migration and forced displacement as transnational phenomena of journalism research and journalism education / Susanne Fengler, Monika Lengauer, 145
Informational self-determination in Brazil and Germany: personal data sharing vs. personality rights / Carlo José Napolitano, Lucas Catib Laurentiis, Tatiana Stroppa, 174
Journalistic credibility in professional handbooks / Rogério Christofoletti, 193
Serious Games and New Informational Models: An Analysis of Serious Games and Gamified Journalism / Rita de Cássia Romeiro Paulino, 213
The relationship between media and citizenship in Brazil and Germany / Caroline Kraus Luvizotto, Ana Beatriz Lemos da Costa, Jairo Faria Guedes Coelho, Kalianny Bezerra, 234
Governance, Regulation, and Protection of Personal Data in Latin America and Europe: Structures and Dynamics of Regulatory Authorities in Brazil and Germany / Sivaldo Pereira da Silva, 255
Right to information laws and proactive transparency in Brazil and Germany / Danilo Rothberg, 278
History of Censorship and Judicial Harassment as a Strategy to Restrict the Press in Brazil / Bruno Henrique de Moura, Vitor Souza Lima Blotta, Fernando Oliveira Paulino, 49
“The industry known as ‘media development’”: Analyzing media assistance from a cosmopolitan perspective in mass communication / Susanne Fengler, Ines Drefs, Mira Keßler, Michel Leroy, Johanna Mack, Fabíola Ortiz dos Santos, Viviane Schönbächler, Stefan Wollnik, Roja Zaitoonie, 74
Communication policies in Brazil: an overview of the Bolsonaro and Lula governments / Fernando Oliveira Paulino, Jonas C. L. Valente, Liziane Soares Guazina, Marcos Urupá, Mariana Martins de Carvalho, 105
Migration and forced displacement as transnational phenomena of journalism research and journalism education / Susanne Fengler, Monika Lengauer, 145
Informational self-determination in Brazil and Germany: personal data sharing vs. personality rights / Carlo José Napolitano, Lucas Catib Laurentiis, Tatiana Stroppa, 174
Journalistic credibility in professional handbooks / Rogério Christofoletti, 193
Serious Games and New Informational Models: An Analysis of Serious Games and Gamified Journalism / Rita de Cássia Romeiro Paulino, 213
The relationship between media and citizenship in Brazil and Germany / Caroline Kraus Luvizotto, Ana Beatriz Lemos da Costa, Jairo Faria Guedes Coelho, Kalianny Bezerra, 234
Governance, Regulation, and Protection of Personal Data in Latin America and Europe: Structures and Dynamics of Regulatory Authorities in Brazil and Germany / Sivaldo Pereira da Silva, 255
Right to information laws and proactive transparency in Brazil and Germany / Danilo Rothberg, 278
