Media Outlets and Gender Violence: An abusive relationship?

Abstract

Gender violence in Brazil is a persistent phenomenon It has engaged both public and academic agents in finding solutions and putting them into practice One of the points that draws attention in this regard is the investigation of the role of the media in this fight The current legislation asserts that such outlets must commit to avoiding the perpetuation of stereotypes by rethinking their practices and placing themselves as agents of transformation Through literature review this article inquires about possible relations positive or negative between gender violence and the means of communication - with the objective of presenting the pertinent legislation and the scenario of violence in the light of Pierre Bourdieu s symbolic violence In final considerations based on the Argentine legislation this article proposes the inclusion of media violence alongside the other types of violence that are already recognized by the legal framework in order to reframe such relationship as well as to increase its visibility