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Silences in media coverage of the World Cup in Pernambuco, Brazil

Abstract

The 2014 World Cup occurred in Brazil at a time of great political turbulence and change in communications markets. From the standpoint of a person involved in media coverage of this championship, the MA thesis titled Os silêncios, os silenciamentos e a cobertura midiática da Copa do Mundo em Pernambuco (Silences, silencing and media coverage of the World Cup in Pernambuco), by Eduardo Baptista Amorim, analyzed the forms of silencing employed by the traditional mess media today.

Keywords:
Silences. Media silencing; Media concealment; World Cup impacts.

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