Journalism and Political Democracy in Brazil

Matos (Goldsmiths College at U. of London) investigates the relationship of the government and the media in Brazil from 1984 to 2002, the years in which a new democratic regime was implemented. By examining the political and economic constraints that limited the media from advancing the cause, the author is able to show how tension was created between these two entities, creating the current power hierarchies. This is a detailed and compelling study that should be vital to students of Latin American governments. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Carolina Matos is a part-time Lecturer at the Government Department, University of Essex, UK, researcher and a former Fellow in Political Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She obtained her PhD in Media and Communications at Goldsmith College in January 2007. Matos has taught and researched in the UK at the University of East London (UEL), St. Mary's College at Twickenham, Goldsmith and the LSE. She has worked as a full time journalist in Brazil and the UK for many mainstream newspapers and international agencies including Reuters, Unesco, Folha de Sao Paulo, Tribuna da imprensa and Globo.com.

Matos has an extensive knowledge in the field of Media and Politics. She has also authored two books on the subject. Her first book is Journalism and Political Democracy in Brazil (2008), and her latest book is Media and Politics in Latin America (2012).