The present text proposes an analysis of the initiative, still under construction, denominated: Observatorio de Prácticas Comunicativas (OPC). This proposal is conceived as a space for the promotion of knowledge, research and communicative processes for political, social, cultural and scientific transformation. In that direction, the first part of our text exposes what we mean by observatory and some theoretical background of the term. Second, we present a carried out in the city of Bogotá - Colombia, to four experiences of observatories among them of academic and social. Finally, we approach the project of Observatorio de Prácticas Comunicativas and its relevance in the Program of Social Communication - Journalism, UNIMINUTO