Brasil de fato : a imprensa popular alternativa em tempos de crise

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to interpret the Brasil de Fato, a popular alternative newspaper, in relation to the context of crisis of the left identified by the social movements that support it. It begins with the idea that research on alternative and popular communication must consider the social context in which communication practices are integrated. This should be done to the extent that the objective conditions of social forces to put focus on the media and give it meaning imposes limitations and becomes the object of his speeches. Brasil de Fato was created in 2003 by a group of social movements, entities, and intellectuals of the Brazilian left. Their aim is to understand the relationship between a traditional way of doing journalism in a counter-hegemonic perspective and the challenges and difficulties imposed on the popular alternative journalism during times of crisis.