Comunicação comunitária e participação política em Chiador, MG: exemplo de cidadania bloqueada?

Abstract

The article presents and discusses a project of communication and culture developed in Chiador, MG. The project interprets own information and theories of Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Hannah Arendt and Luiz Roberto Alves. The main objective is producing and researching journalistic , historical and cultural material, with the direct participation of local people. A semi-structured questionnaire containing 84 questions was answered by 100 residents of Chiador. Almost half of respondents (45%) are informed about local issues through Jornal de Chiador; 35.5% of 45 newspaper readers (16% of 100 respondents) responded have already collaborated in some way with the newspaper. 83% of 100 respondents said they did not participate in town hall meetings, and 90% do not participate in any community or trade union membership.