Jornalismo no cenário político: uma análise de publicações dos jornais Folha de São Paulo e O Globo sobre a Lei Rouanet durante as eleições presidenciais de 2018

Abstract

During the 2018 Brazilian presidential elections, the media reported on several topics in order to provide their readers/receivers with the necessary material so that they could, from the analysis of information, develop critical thinking necessary to participate in the public debate. In this production, we analyze how the newspapers Folha de São Paulo and O Globo reported on the law to encourage Brazilian culture, Lei Rouanet. At first, the object of study is contextualized, the Rouanet Law, its history and structure together with a theoretical overview of cultural incentive in Brazil and in the world. This analysis has as methodological support the content analysis with the scope of the quantitative-qualitative analysis. Along with the method, the constructionist theory of journalism will be elucidated and debated, as well as notes on news and political journalism, with the aim of solving how the productions were constructed. As one of the main results elucidated by the investigation, it was understood that the Rouanet Law was reported by the analyzed media, however, it was not contextualized and presented in an efficient way, a fact that does not contribute to the demystification of the law and still strengthens the sharing false and fraudulent information about it. In addition, this work contributes to the debate on how to (re)think Brazilian journalism as an important tool in a country's democratic decisions.