Journal article
From "Leftist" To "President": Journalism and Editorial Coverage of Brazil's Lula in Five Elections
Journalism practice, Vol.13(10), pp.1200-1221
11/26/2019
DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2019.1587640
Abstract
The article analyzes the image that O Estado de S. Paulo (one of the main Brazilian newspapers) constructed of the presidential candidate Lula da Silva over the course of five electoral campaigns: 1989, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006. Our hypothesis is that OESP editorials have an adversarial positioning towards Lula da Silva in all presidential races, despite slight variations brought on by the newspaper's perception of his chances of victory. The study uses a quanti-qualitative methodology supported by Iramuteq (lexicometric analysis) to examine 181 OESP editorials. We found out that OESP features Lula in different ways, adapting its position-taking over time: the characterization of the candidate ranges from "the leftist"(1989 elections) to "the president in permanent campaign" (2006 elections). Notwithstanding, OESP editorials are repeatedly willing to consider him as unsuitable for office. The longitudinal study highlights OESP's political positioning and allows us to discuss journalism and political interests in the Brazilian case.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- From "Leftist" To "President": Journalism and Editorial Coverage of Brazil's Lula in Five Elections
- Creators
- Mariane Nava - Universidade Federal do ParanáFrancisco Paulo Jamil Marques - Univ Fed Parana, Dept Polit Sci, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journalism practice, Vol.13(10), pp.1200-1221
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/17512786.2019.1587640
- ISSN
- 1751-2786
- eISSN
- 1751-2794
- Number of pages
- 22
- Grant note
- Capes Foundation (Ministry of Education); Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) Brazilian National Scientific Council (CNPq); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ); Fundacao de Apoio a Pesquisa do Distrito Federal (FAPDF)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/26/2019
- Academic Unit
- Center for Social Science Innovation; School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Record Identifier
- 9984771647602771
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