FREE JOURNALISTS COLLECTIVE: independence affirmed in everyday life

This article addresses the independent media after the 2013 demonstrations in Brazil, taking as object of analysis the notion of independence built by the collective Jornalistas Livres (Free Journalists) in their daily lives, understood here as central to the social structures (re) production and change, in order to to understand how communication is inscribed in the conquest, maintenance and dispute of hegemony. It is understood here that an independent media is not unique, assuming, on the contrary, different meanings in several contexts. Our objective give focus to the idea of independence, discussing potentialities and limitations to the initiatives that operate under this logic. Anchored in a critical and dialectical perspective, we established as methodological procedures the bibliographic review, documentary survey and discourse analysis.Este artículo trata de los medios independientes después de las manifestaciones de 2013 en Brasil, tomando como objeto de análisis la noción de independencia construida por el colectivo Jornalistas Livres (Periodistas Libres) en su vida cotidiana, entendida aquí como central para la (re)producción y cambio de las estructuras sociales, con el fin de comprender cómo se inscribe la comunicación en la conquista, mantenimiento y disputa de la hegemonía. Aquí se entiende que un medio independiente no es único, suponiendo, por el contrario, diferentes significados en variados contextos. Nuestro objetivo trata en especial la idea de independencia, discutiendo las potencialidades y limitaciones de las iniciativas que operan bajo esta lógica. Anclados en una perspectiva crítica y dialéctica, establecimos como procedimientos metodológicos la revisión bibliográfica, la encuesta documental y el análisis de discurso.This article addresses the independent media after the 2013 demonstrations in Brazil, taking as object of analysis the notion of independence built by the collective Jornalistas Livres (Free Journalists) in their daily lives, understood here as central to the social structures (re) production and change, in order to to understand how communication is inscribed in the conquest, maintenance and dispute of hegemony. It is understood here that an independent media is not unique, assuming, on the contrary, different meanings in several contexts. Our objective give focus to the idea of independence, discussing potentialities and limitations to the initiatives that operate under this logic. Anchored in a critical and dialectical perspective, we established as methodological procedures the bibliographic review, documentary survey and discourse analysis