''Observatório da Imprensa'' ( Portuguese for ''Press Observer'') is a Brazilian

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, and also

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and

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programs, which focuses on the analysis of the current state of the

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in the country.

History

''Observatório da Imprensa'' was launched in April 1996 as a website, edited by

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. It was an initiative of the Institute for the Development of Journalism (Projor) and an original project of the Laboratory for Advanced Studies in Journalism (Labjor) of the

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(Unicamp). It is currently funded by the

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. In May 1998, ''Observatório da Imprensa'' was launched as a weekly TV program, hosted by Dines and produced by public broadcasters

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and TVE Brasil (currently

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). On 2008, the

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government, which maintains TV Cultura, announced that it would cancel the program, which is currently produced by federal government-run TV Brasil only. In May 2005, ''Observatório da Imprensa'' was launched as a radio program, broadcast daily on public and educational networks. The programs are available in the website as

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Broadcast

''Observatório da Imprensa'' is broadcast on several public and educational radio and television networks throughout Brazil.

Television

Radio

External links

Observatório da ImprensaObservatório da Internet
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