LatAm Journalism Review: Brazil’s Lula sparks backlash with polarizing pick for public broadcaster

By Leonardo Coelho Journalist associations and human rights groups in Brazil are criticizing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s decision to appoint a controversial television host and politician to host two news programs on the federal government’s public broadcasting networks. Lula tapped José Luiz Datena — a veteran broadcaster and former São Paulo mayoral candidate…

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International Association for Media and Communication Research supports Brazil’s EBC

By IAMCR in 29 November 2021   The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) stands in solidarity with workers at Brazil’s national public service broadcaster, the Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC), in its fight to safeguard the Brazilian people’s right to public broadcasting reflecting the interests of society, consistent with Brazil’s Federal Constitution.…

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