by José Rodrigues dos Santos · Gradiva Publicações · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789726628675
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«A verdade da guerra» is the essay by José Rodrigues dos Santos on journalism and war, published by Gradiva in paperback (260 pages, in Portuguese).
The essay analyzes how the journalist's subjectivity influences the construction of news about armed conflicts. Using real cases, it shows how press, radio and television can distort facts, condition military personnel and politicians, and shape public opinion. It closes the trilogy begun with «Crónicas de Guerra».
It bears the subtitle «da subjectividade, do jornalismo e da guerra» and was first published in April 2002.
For readers interested in war journalism, the role of the media in conflicts and the formation of public opinion.
José António Afonso Rodrigues dos Santos is a Portuguese journalist, novelist and university lecturer. He has been one of the presenters of Telejornal, the evening news program on the Portuguese public television channel RTP1, since 1991. Since the 2000s he has published several thriller and historical fiction novels, becoming a best-selling author in Portugal.
