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The dialectic of journalism crisis: the social metabolism of the capital and its structural limits1 1 An early version of this study was presented at the 39th Brazilian Congress of Communication Sciences in 2016.

Abstract

For many communication researchers, the journalism crisis now facing is a product of contradictions underlying the profession itself. In this article, we bet on another interpretation, having the methodological guidance in a dialectical approach. It is evident, therefore, that, although it has its own peculiarities, many of the symptoms of “journalism crisis” are consequences of the structural crisis of capital. This articulates via complex cooperation, technological and managerial innovations, increasing the subsumption of living labor to the current social metabolism system. Chronic unemployment, ideological decay, social barbarism and fall of commodities profit rate are phenomena that directly affect journalistic practice.

Keywords
Theory of Journalism; Capital; Work; Marxism; Crisis

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