{"id":3676,"date":"2026-07-13T13:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liacom.escs.ipl.pt\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:57:17","slug":"o-livro-jornalismo-parlamentar-50-anos-de-uma-especialidade-jornalistica-coordenado-por-jaime-lourenco-e-apresentado-no-proximo-dia-15-de-julho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liacom.escs.ipl.pt\/en\/publicacoes\/o-livro-jornalismo-parlamentar-50-anos-de-uma-especialidade-jornalistica-coordenado-por-jaime-lourenco-e-apresentado-no-proximo-dia-15-de-julho\/","title":{"rendered":"The book Parliamentary Journalism: 50 Years of a Journalistic Specialisation, coordinated by Jaime Louren\u00e7o, will be presented on 15 July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book Parliamentary Journalism: 50 Years of a Journalistic Specialisation, coordinated by <strong>LIACOM <\/strong>researcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cienciavitae.pt\/BD14-CFA7-5088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jaime Louren\u00e7o<\/a> and published by Tinta da China, will be presented on 15 July at the Assembly of the Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published during the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the 25 April Revolution, this volume seeks to understand how parliamentary journalism\u2014an area of journalism that is distinctive to Portugal\u2019s political and media system\u2014has evolved over the past five decades. The book offers \u201ca critical perspective on the journalistic specialisation that is embedded in, lives through, and is deeply immersed in political and parliamentary activity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The volume brings together more than 20 authors in a multidisciplinary team comprising scholars from Media Studies, Communication Sciences, Contemporary History, Social Sciences and Political Science, alongside political journalists from a range of Portuguese news organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book opens with a chapter by Jaime Louren\u00e7o, the editor of the volume, entitled Parliamentary Journalism in Portugal: The Lung of Democracy. In this opening chapter, the author provides a comprehensive overview of parliamentary journalism, examining its defining characteristics, specific features and key reflections based on interviews with former and current parliamentary correspondents from different generations and with diverse professional backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book is divided into three distinct yet complementary sections. The first presents a historical analysis of parliamentary news coverage over the past five decades, mapped across six chapters. It considers changes in media production routines, journalistic practices, and the evolution and transformation of Portuguese politics. Contributors to this section include Pedro Marques Gomes (Escola Superior de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o Social), \u00c1lvaro Costa de Matos (Lisbon Municipal Newspaper Library), Paula Esp\u00edrito Santo (Institute of Social and Political Sciences), Susana Rogeiro Nina (Lus\u00f3fona University), Susana Barros (Antena 1), Filipe Resende (Portuguese Catholic University), Raquel Trindade (Portuguese Catholic University), and Jo\u00e3o Morais do Carmo (TVI\/CNN Portugal).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second section is dedicated to studies, essays and reflections focusing on the present and future of the Portuguese Parliament, civic participation, the relationship between citizens and the media, and young people\u2019s engagement with both Parliament and journalism. Contributors include Carla Martins (Portuguese Media Regulatory Authority), H\u00e9lder Prior (Autonomous University of Lisbon), Jos\u00e9 Santana Pereira (Iscte), Andr\u00e9 Catita (Iscte), Leonor Pires (Iscte), Paula Lopes (Autonomous University of Lisbon), Sofia Ferro-Santos (European University), Gustavo Cardoso (Iscte), Vasco Ribeiro (University of Porto), Tiago Dur\u00e3es (University of Porto), Vinicius Albernaz (University of Beira Interior), and Hugo Ferrinho Lopes (University of Minho).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third and final section features contributions from former and current Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic: Jo\u00e3o Mota Amaral in an interview conducted by Joana Reis (Autonomous University of Lisbon), Augusto Santos Silva in a profile written by Jo\u00e3o Ferreira Oliveira (Autonomous University of Lisbon), and Jos\u00e9 Pedro Aguiar-Branco in an interview conducted by Sandra Antunes (TVI\/CNN Portugal).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foreword is written by the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Jos\u00e9 Pedro Aguiar-Branco, who states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis book, coordinated by Professor Jaime Louren\u00e7o and produced within an academic context, seeks to offer a timely and renewed perspective on the history of parliamentary journalism in Portugal, combining an analysis of the past with the study and reflection on the present and future challenges facing the press. In doing so, it provides Portuguese readers with an important account of the relationship between the media and the corridors of Parliament; the story of the women and men who have chronicled our shared history; and the record of the journalists who, over the past 50 years, have helped ensure the transparency of our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The book Parliamentary Journalism: 50 Years of a Journalistic Specialisation, coordinated by LIACOM researcher Jaime Louren\u00e7o and published by Tinta da China, will be presented on 15 July at the Assembly of the Republic. 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