Dilemas democráticos e midiáticos contemporâneos: apontamentos epistemológicos e normativos para uma compreensão das relações entre mídia e democracia

Abstract

This article presents a brief overview of discussions on the notion of democracy by three thinkers: Hannah Arendt, Jacques Derrida, and Jürgen Habermas. It shows the articulations between categories orienting the discussion on democracy, and examines their pertinence to the understanding of real constraints to democratic practice, in the field of contemporary political ommunication, taking into account the role played by communication media in the configuration of social reality, in the conformation of the political agenda, in the public debate, and in the constitution of the public opinion. From these ideas, the article intends to analyze the democratic demand for political and social pluralism in the media.