The world of journalism is becoming increasingly dangerous, as figures published by international media organisations demonstrate. But the Western news media suggests, that particularly Western foreign correspondents are facing incredibly high risks and cases of abducted, tortured and murdered foreign correspondents are reported regularly. The question arises “Have they become targets?” Foreign correspondence has been a dangerous occupation since it first emerged during the Crimean War, when the first consistent war reporting was established. Ever since then, foreign correspondents have had to face opposition, criticism and harsh realities. However, they have also always been highly valued journalists and well-respected for their courage to travel overseas, often into conflict-riddled areas, to report important news to their audiences back home. Sometimes they have even lost their lives in the pursuit of truth. Daniel Pearl, Christian Struwe and Karen Fischer or Trent Keegan are just a few examples of the many correspondents and journalists who have died as martyrs for their profession. As the actual data published by international media organisations, such as Reporters Without Borders, the Committee to Protect Journalists or Freedom House, suggests, it has rapidly become worse for all journalists in the last 20 years and there is worse to come. It appears as if the factors leading to their deaths are increasing and will be contributing to even higher death tolls in the future. The thesis will consider such questions as: Who is there to protect journalists and foreign correspondents? Independent media organisations are trying their best. The international press is bemoaning the many deaths and governments have promulgated laws to protect their reporters, but does that actually help? Will those attempts make it better in future? And can the Western news media apparatus itself be held partly responsible for some of the deaths?

The world of journalism is becoming increasingly dangerous, as figures published by international media organisations demonstrate. But the Western news media suggests, that particularly Western foreign correspondents are facing incredibly high risks and cases of abducted, tortured and murdered foreign correspondents are reported regularly. The question arises “Have they become targets?” Foreign correspondence has been a dangerous occupation since it first emerged during the Crimean War, when the first consistent war reporting was established. Ever since then, foreign correspondents have had to face opposition, criticism and harsh realities. However, they have also always been highly valued journalists and well-respected for their courage to travel overseas, often into conflict-riddled areas, to report important news to their audiences back home. Sometimes they have even lost their lives in the pursuit of truth. Daniel Pearl, Christian Struwe and Karen Fischer or Trent Keegan are just a few examples of the many correspondents and journalists who have died as martyrs for their profession. As the actual data published by international media organisations, such as Reporters Without Borders, the Committee to Protect Journalists or Freedom House, suggests, it has rapidly become worse for all journalists in the last 20 years and there is worse to come. It appears as if the factors leading to their deaths are increasing and will be contributing to even higher death tolls in the future. The thesis will consider such questions as: Who is there to protect journalists and foreign correspondents? Independent media organisations are trying their best. The international press is bemoaning the many deaths and governments have promulgated laws to protect their reporters, but does that actually help? Will those attempts make it better in future? And can the Western news media apparatus itself be held partly responsible for some of the deaths?

A dissertação faz o levantamento e a análise das referências jornalísticas de destaque sobre o Brasil nas primeiras páginas do New York Times, NYT, entre 31 de março de 1964 e 12 de dezembro de 1985, com ênfase nos temas de cultura e política. As matérias de capa do NYT evidenciam o movimento pendular, de aproximações e distanciamentos, entre o Brasil e os Estados Unidos durante os 21 anos de vigência da ditadura militar brasileira / The dissertation is an analysis of journalistic references about Brazil published on the front pages of the New York Times, NYT, between March 31, 1964 and December 12, 1985, with emphasis on issues of culture and politics. The publications of NYT brought evidences of the complex movement in the relationship between Brazil and the United States during the 21 years of the Brazilian military dictatorship

A dissertação faz o levantamento e a análise das referências jornalísticas de destaque sobre o Brasil nas primeiras páginas do New York Times, NYT, entre 31 de março de 1964 e 12 de dezembro de 1985, com ênfase nos temas de cultura e política. As matérias de capa do NYT evidenciam o movimento pendular, de aproximações e distanciamentos, entre o Brasil e os Estados Unidos durante os 21 anos de vigência da ditadura militar brasileira / The dissertation is an analysis of journalistic references about Brazil published on the front pages of the New York Times, NYT, between March 31, 1964 and December 12, 1985, with emphasis on issues of culture and politics. The publications of NYT brought evidences of the complex movement in the relationship between Brazil and the United States during the 21 years of the Brazilian military dictatorship