Political activism on G1 news portal: A criminal speech

Authors

  • Roberto Bitencourt da Silva Faculdade de Educação Tecnológica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - FAETERJ-Rio/FAETEC/SECT-RJ.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/ver.2015.29.70.02

Abstract

The article aims at studying the discourse conveyed by Globo newslett er on the Internet, the G1, about the political activists arrested at the end of the football World Cup in the city of Rio de Janeiro. It aims at mapping some aspects of a newspaper that was guided by the use of symbols and stigmas, which tended to operate with the criminalization of events and political activists. Furthermore, this article demonstrates a rhetoric that legitimizes the repressive actions on the streets, forming a conservative perception of democracy and social actors conceived as illegitimate. As for the analysis, it was selected all articles published in the period from 12 to 25 July 2014.

Keywords: G1 (by Globo channel on its news portal), political activism, speech.

Author Biography

Roberto Bitencourt da Silva, Faculdade de Educação Tecnológica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - FAETERJ-Rio/FAETEC/SECT-RJ.

Doutor em História (UFF) e mestre em Ciência Política (UFRJ). Autor do livro "Alberto Pasqualini - trajetória política e pensamento trabalhista", Niteroi: EdUFF; Rio de Janeiro: Faperj, 2013. Coordenador e professor do curso de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação Aplicadas à Educação, mantido pela Faculdade de Educação Tecnológica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - FAETERJ-Rio/FAETEC/SECT-RJ.

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Published

2015-02-20

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 70: Year XXIX - 2015/1

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Articles

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