Photojournalism in Quebec's newspapers is studied through the perspective of the essential contribution played by communication in an exercise of democracy. Inspired by some deconstructionist sociological methods, the theoretical framework is based on hegemony and social discourse. A review of the literature unveils the major cognitive models which deal with photojournalism and comments the context of information in Quebec. / A computerized and hermeneutic analysis coupled with a review of the interaction of the image with the page support the inferences. Not only some disturbing disparities are shown in the visual representation, but those disparities appear to be submitted to the current doxic rules. Finally, a synthesis establishes the hegemonical convergences which support those values and presents the ideological activities of photojournalism. The researcher draws his conclusion from the current process of information and is worried of its impact on the capacity of self-governing.

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