Integração e desenvolvimento econômico no Brasil: o papel do jornalismo na obra intelectual de Celso Furtado

Abstract

Communication is directly associated with a society's development methods, since the organization of production systems in different social spheres directly influences social relations. Thus, the overall objective is to identify, in Celso Furtado's work, how journalism can be a tool for driving social development. Using a qualitative approach, this exploratory research will initially draw on bibliographical research on the topic, and then develop a study of Celso Furtado's book "Introduction to Development: Historical-Structural Focus," originally published in 1980 but subsequently republished in three editions, the last in 2000. Finally, it concludes that Furtado's work shows that journalism can be a tool for change, since controlling information is a way of exerting dominance. When the population has access to quality information, there will certainly be a more coordinated and informed mobilization, leading to a more critical and, consequently, more politically active population.