Por que humanizar o jornalismo (

The view that I propose, hinted at in the title of this work, aims to contribute to a reflection on the role of Journalism. In this essay, I try to question whether journalism, as one a means of socialization, also has the mission of humanizing. Here, I approach at least three situations that have led me to believe in the need to humanize journalism, namely: (i) when journalism caricatures the human being, (ii) when it ignores the complexity of the phenomenon, (iii) when it does not recognize the Other. For this reflection and based on the ideas of Boaventura de Sousa Santos (2002, 2010) and Edgar Morin (2006), I bring to discussion the influences of modern social thought in Journalism. In considering the responsibility and importance of journalistic models for understanding the theme, I develop a critique based on studies by Cremilda Medina (2008). Keywords: journalism and society, theories of journalism, epistemology, humanization.