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JEDUCA turns 10 and reaffirms its pioneering role in training education journalists

29
Sep

The 10th International Congress of Education Journalism brought together nearly 600 people at the University of São Paulo to celebrate ten years of JEDUCA, the Brazilian Association of Education Journalists.

By José Brito, founder of Pupa Educação Digital, teacher at the AI Lab at Colégio MOPI and director of JEDUCA, the Brazilian Association of Education Journalists.

This year’s edition opened with a documentary on the history of the association, which began with 30 journalists in a meeting room lent by Cenpec and today has more than 2,000 members in every region of the country. The 8th Education Journalism Grant received 88 story proposals, and the 10 winning projects receive grants of R$ 10,000 in partnership with Fundação Itaú.

The program included a Q&A with Brazil’s Minister of Education, Leonardo Barchini, and panels on the ECA Digital law, polarization, suicide prevention, masculinities and the use of AI in newsrooms. I took part in the panel on learning with AI in the world of work, where the main challenge raised was the sheer volume of AI-generated content in the pre-election period.

AI-generated pixel art card. Golden-yellow background, with the word JEDUCA in purple and the number 10 glowing in gold over an open book with a graduation cap. In the corners, a magnifying glass over a code bubble, a podium with a microphone, a shield with a padlock and a scale.
AI-generated pixel art card. Golden-yellow background, with the word JEDUCA in purple and the number 10 glowing in gold over an open book with a graduation cap. In the corners, a magnifying glass over a code bubble, a podium with a microphone, a shield with a padlock and a scale.

Quote of the week

“I think the press has a role as an actor in the education debate that will encourage discussion.”

Chico Soares, former president of INEP and expert in educational assessment, in the documentary on JEDUCA’s 10 years (free translation).

Also in this edition

  • A Q&A with the Minister of Education and the debate on new essay formats for ENEM 2028
  • AI in newsrooms calls for attention, vigilance, skepticism and a focus on original work
  • The role of reading habits in times of screens and digital assistants
  • Brazil’s ECA Digital and the new paradigms of online protection for children and adolescents
  • Citizenship education is in the law, and the challenge is to take it beyond content

Reading tip

1968: o ano que não terminou (1968: The Year That Never Ended), by Zuenir Ventura (Nova Fronteira, 1989). A tribute to the journalist and member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, who died at 95 during the week of the congress.

Read the full edition 42 on Substack

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