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Digital Journalism Volume 9, 2021 - Issue 2: Digital Journalism in Latin America. Guest Editors: Pablo J. Boczkowski and Eugenia Mitchelstein.
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Original Article

Between Attack and Resilience: The Ongoing Institutionalization of Independent Digital Journalism in Brazil

Sarah Anne Gantera School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fernando Oliveira Paulinob School of Communication, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, BrazilView further author information
Pages 235-254 | Published online: 18 May 2020

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Interviews Conducted

  • Leonardo Attuch, Founder of Brasil 247 (March 25, 2019).
  • Fernando Rodrigues, Founder and Majority Stakeholder of Poder360 (April 1, 2019).
  • Lilian Tahan, Director, Metrópoles (April 4, 2019).
  • Leandro Demori, Executive Editor, The Intercept Brasil (April 30, 2019).
  • Paula Miraglia, Co-Founder, Nexo (May 7, 2019).

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