Descolamento do discurso: cobertura da imprensa econômica versus realidade histórica dos índices

Abstract

This research identifies the Brazilian economics press detachment with the country’s economic reality, and how this can affect the political world, in special in the elections time. For that, it has been compared the articles produced by the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo; in economics section, about the subject unemployed and inflation; during august and November of 2002 and 2014. These dates were selected because they correspond for two important elections: the first one marked the end of Fernando Henrique Cardoso’s government; and the second was one of the closest elections in the recent history of the country, counting with three candidates of big politic relevance. This paper also shows that although Dilma Rousseff presents economic results were similar to the president from PSDB – mostly when it concerns to unemployment and inflation rates –, the economic Brazilian press is very critical with her decisions, which creates an idea of economic disorder. To get in to this point, the press makes use of a speech that goes beyond of the editorial opinions. Taking the facts out of its context, always consult the same sources, guide in the selection of subjects, the space that the articles has in the newspaper, select images to praise or denigrates somebody’s image; all of them are tools used by the professional of the media to validate their speech