Élaborée à partir d’une étude de cas extensive focalisant sur les perspectives multiples et concurrentes ayant émergé lors des négociations sur la gouvernance de l’Internet, thématique ayant dominé l’agenda politique du Sommet mondial sur la société de l’information (SMSI), cette thèse examine les manières avec lesquelles les débats mondiaux sur la gouvernance de l’Internet influencent la notion d’intérêt public en communication. Établie sur la base d’une observation participante extensive, d’entrevues semi-structurées et de l’analyse d’une documentation formelle et informelle associée au SMSI, cette thèse fait état de l’émergence des enjeux associés à la gouvernance de l’Internet au SMSI et présente une analyse approfondie des négociations ayant porté sur cet enjeu. Le cadre théorique développé par Lawrence Lessig au travers duquel « le code est la loi » est appliqué afin d’expliquer comment les différents acteurs ont débattu et ultimement atteint un consensus sur les frontières venant séparer les enjeux normatifs de politique publique et les questions techniques de régulation et de gestion du réseau. Cette thèse discute également de l’évolution des débats autour de la gouvernance mondiale de l’Internet ayant pris place à la suite de la conclusion du SMSI. Sur la base de cette étude de cas, un ensemble de conclusions sont formulées sur les acteurs et les caractéristiques institutionnelles ayant influencé les négociations sur la gouvernance de l’internet. Il est également suggéré que le SMSI a redéfini une discussion étroite sur la gestion d’un ensemble de fonctions techniques de l’Internet en un domaine de politique publique plus large de gouvernance mondiale de l’Internet. Il est également défendu que la notion d’intérêt public dans la gouvernance mondiale de l’Internet est conceptualisée autour des processus de participation et d’intégration des différentes parties prenantes au processus politique. Les implications directes et indirectes qui découlent de ce constat pour comprendre plus largement la notion d’intérêt public dans le domaine de la communication sont également présentées et discutées. En conclusion, cette thèse s’interroge sur les implications programmatiques des éléments ayant été précédemment soulevées pour la recherche médiatique et communicationnelle. / Centred on an extensive case study of the multiple and competing perspectives that emerged over the course of the controversial internet governance negotiations that dominated the United Nation’s World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), this thesis examines how the global debate on internet governance influences the public interest in communication. On the basis of extensive participant observation, targeted semi-structured interviews and analyses of a range of formal and informal documents associated with the WSIS, this thesis reviews the emergence of the issue of internet governance at the WSIS and provides an in-depth accounting of the negotiations that followed. Lawrence Lessig’s theory of “code is law” is applied in explaining how various actors debated and ultimately reached conclusions about the boundaries between normative public policy issues and questions of technical regulation and management. The evolution of the debate over global internet governance since the conclusion of the WSIS is also discussed. On the basis of this case study, a series of conclusions are drawn about the actors and institutional characteristics that influenced the WSIS negotiations on internet governance. It is suggested that the WSIS redefined a narrow debate over the management of a series of internet technical functions as a more broad public policy field of global internet governance. It is argued that the public interest in global internet governance however is process-focused and preoccupied with the political welfare of various stakeholders. The direct and indirect implications for understanding the larger public interest in communication are considered. In conclusion, this thesis reflects on the programmatic implications for the media and communication studies research agenda.

Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa e à Inovação Tecnológica do Estado de Sergipe - FAPITEC/SE / Our research seeks to do a reading of the transformations undergone by the Brazilian public communication system. Therefore, we seek to understand the public broadcasters as part of the market structure, next to the trade. In this perspective, we try to discuss the function of each type of public broadcasters field, its chronology and its historical use by politicians, but also its relationship with the private field and with the audience. We, on the other hand, a historical listing the policy to events that are part of the narrative of Brazilian public broadcasters. The survey included interviews and a thorough analysis of documents, laws and printed. As a case study, we chose to focus on the history of Aperipê Sergipe Foundation, trying to understand how the Management, Structure and Popular Participation in the Sergipe public broadcasting system. In other words, we aim to understand the structure and point out its contradictions, approaching theory and reality, to discuss the importance of public media for society as a state instrument, its own definitions and reasons for being. / Nossa investigação procura fazer uma leitura das transformações pelas quais passa o campo público brasileiro de comunicação. Para tanto, buscamos entender as emissoras públicas como parte da estrutura. Nessa perspectiva, procuramos debater a função de cada um dos tipos de emissoras do campo público, sua cronologia e o seu uso histórico por políticos, mas também sua relação com o campo privado e com a audiência. Fazemos, por outro lado, um resgate histórico relacionando os acontecimentos da política aos que fazem parte da narrativa das emissoras públicas brasileiras. A pesquisa incluiu entrevistas e uma exaustiva análise de documentos, leis e de impressos. Como estudo de caso, escolhemos focar na história da Fundação Aperipê de Sergipe, procurando entender como funciona a gestão, a estrutura e a participação popular nas emissoras do sistema público sergipano. Ou seja, pretendemos entender a estrutura e apontar as suas contradições, aproximando teoria e realidade, para discutir a relevância dos meios públicos de comunicação para a sociedade como instrumento de Estado, suas próprias definições e razões de ser.

[pt] Esta é uma pesquisa nos campos da Comunicação Comunitária e da Economia Política da Comunicação. Procuramos entender como as favelas são representadas nos telejornais locais, com estudo de caso no telejornal carioca de maior audiência. A partir disso, pesquisamos algumas iniciativas de Comunicação Social para descobrir se cursos de audiovisual podem contribuir para que jovens moradores de favelas criem projetos que deem voz às comunidades, e ainda possam dar a eles uma profissão que contribua para o seu crescimento. Este trabalho se insere nos campos supracitados por lidar com todas as mazelas e benefícios que o uso das novas tecnologias possui, além de mostrar novos horizontes no campo do audiovisual. Nossos objetos de estudo foram o jornal local RJTV primeira edição, da Rede Globo, a plataforma de vídeos online YouTube e quatro projetos comunitários com sede no Rio de Janeiro. A metodologia utilizada partiu de um levantamento bibliográfico e se estendeu para a análise de conteúdo e estudos de caso. Também utilizamos questionários do tipo entrevista fechada e fizemos entrevistas semi-abertas. Chegamos à conclusão de que a criação de cursos de capacitação em audiovisual comunitários, como edição e produção, podem contribuir e muito para a democratização da comunicação e ajudar na formação profissional de jovens moradores de favelas. / [en] This is a research in the fields of Community Communication and the Political Economy of Communication. We seek to understand how favelas are represented in local TV news, based on a case study in Rio s news broadcast with the highest audience. Based on this, we researched some initiatives in Social Communication to find out if audiovisual courses can help young slum dwellers create projects that give voice to the communities, and also offer them a profession that contributes to their growth. This work is part of studies on the fields cited above because it deals with all the problems and benefits that the use of new technologies has, in addition to showing new horizons in the audiovisual field. Our objects of study were the local TV news RJTV first edition, from Rede Globo, the online video platform YouTube and four community projects based in Rio de Janeiro. The methodology used started from a bibliographic survey and extended to content analysis and case studies. We also used questionnaires and conducted semi-open interviews. We concluded that the creation of training courses in community audiovisual, such as editing and production, can greatly contribute to the democratization of communication and help in the professional training of young people living in favelas.