O silêncio como prescrição para o trabalho do jornalista

Abstract

The paper presents a discussion of silencing, or the act of imposing silence, like prescription for the work of the journalist. We develop the theme in two types of questioning: a) journalists who flock to blogs, are seeking greater autonomy, to escape the coercive prescriptions of traditional media companies; b) prescribing for argumentative use of numbers appears as deviant persuasive strategy, which, in apparent strength of objectivity, silent other most important arguments for critical reflection of citizen journalism consumer. These two issues are addressed, with the conceptual orientation the binomial communication and work and the results of the research from Center of Research in Communication and Works - CPCT the ECA-USP, a member of the Research Network on Labour and Journalist Identity.