Freedom of expression, information and democratic pluralism, under debate at ISVOUGA

Today we had the honor to receive Domingos de Andrade, Editorial Director General of the Global Media Group and Director of TSF, in the open class of the Communication and Advertising Law course in Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations, under the responsibility of the teachers Carla Marques Ribeiro and Susana Lamas.

Addressing himself in a relaxed manner to an audience composed of students and teachers, Domingos de Andrade addressed the theme of freedom of expression and the way it is closely linked to freedom of information, with the corresponding rights to inform and to be informed. He also spoke of diversified access to information sources as a “destination for journalism”, and respect for the impartiality and independence of the media. In his words, "freedom of information is only possible if freedom of expression is guaranteed". On the other hand, “the right to freedom of the press competes with the freedom of the right to reserve the privacy of privacy,” a duality that requires greater rigor in the exercise of the profession of journalism.

At the end of his presentation, there was also an opportunity to exchange views with the audience and to answer some questions raised by the students.