Corruption as a media spectacle: An Analysis of Veja Magazine’s Covers about Operation Lava Jato

Authors

  • Célia Ladeira-Mota Universidade de Brasília (Brasil)
  • Paulo Henrique Soares-de-Almeida Universidade de Brasília (Brasil)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26439/contratexto2017.n027.1574

Abstract

This article proposes an analysis of the covers of Veja magazine on the activities of Operation Lava Jato — investigation of the Federal Police and the Federal Public Ministry. The intention of the study is not to exhaust the subject, but to discuss the social and political meanings produced by the narratives. Our hypothesis is that in addition to working on the spectacularization of corruption as news-value, Veja actively participates as an actor in the political game, not only being an observer of the crisis settled in Brazil, but encouraging the population to take to the streets and fight against governments and politicians in general.

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Author Biographies

  • Célia Ladeira-Mota, Universidade de Brasília (Brasil)

    Jornalista, doutora em Comunicação e pesquisadora associada ao Programa de Pós-Graduação da Faculdade de Comunicação da Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Pertence aos grupos de pesquisa Jornalismo e Construção Narrativa da História do Presente; Cultura, Mídia e Política; e Núcleo de Mídia e Política (NEMP), da UnB.

  • Paulo Henrique Soares-de-Almeida, Universidade de Brasília (Brasil)

    Jornalista, doutorando em Comunicação pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Pertence aos grupos de pesquisa Jornalismo e Construção Narrativa da História do Presente e Cultura, Mídia e Política, da UnB.

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Published

2017-09-25

Issue

No. 027 (2017): La comunicación de gobierno: un espacio de disputa por el poder de significar

Section

Dosier: Retos de la comunicación de gobierno

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