Brazilian Journalism Research (BJR) is a scientific publication published by the Brazilian Association of Journalism Researchers (SBPJor).The journal is open-access and charges no publication fees from authors. We invite you to submit your research paper for the edition 2024 (December) - Vol. 20, n. 3: *Journalism and the challenges of political communication and contemporary democracies. * Access CFP at https://bjr.sbpjor.org.br/bjr/announcement/view/36 In face of threats to democracies and the reconfiguration of contemporary communication processes, this call for papers aims to stimulate debate about journalism’s place in building public spaces of democratic resistance. In other words, how professional journalism can help fight against the new authoritarian populism, the growing precariousness of rights, and the use of political violence (including by governments) to prevent freedom of expression. The special issue has the contribution of guest editors: Silvio Waisbord (George Washington University, United States) and Liziane Guazina (University of Brasilia, Brazil). This CFP is a collaboration between BJR and the Journal of Latin American Communication Research (JLACR), published by the Latin American Association of Communication Researchers (ALAIC). Important Dates: Article submission: until March 31, 2024 Article approval: until August 30, 2024 Publication: in continuous flow until December 31, 2024 Best, Laura Storch Universidade Federal de Santa Maria