Yellow journalism in Brazil is a waste of time because reality is already
yellow. The facts themselves provide scandalous newscasts, with no need to add
anything. On the contrary, if the press were to dig deeper, an even uglier
country would surface. Every day we have a new episode of somebody telling on
somebody else.
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Who Needs Yellow Journalism in Brazil? written by João da Silva,
June 18, 2007
It is a good question and the answer is a loud NO for precisely the same reasons the author has stated..However, we have "Shallow Journalism" too and it is more subtle than the Yellow journalism and there are plenty of journalists who fall into this category. The objective of such journalisms is to keep the masses ignorant and ill informed and are effective tools for the politicians to win the votes.
Thanks to Internet, we are now able to access news from diversified sources and keep our minds sane.btw, I have a high speed connection for just this reason.
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??????????????????????? written by FORREST ALLEN BROWN,
June 18, 2007
Hay Joao How many people know how to read in brazil much less own or know how to turn one one
and then games and porn are the most used
we need to buy a raido truck and just drive through the streest and tell all
well till they burn the truck
oh the new deal in north is to when you get on the net and you sign they send the bill to you from your internet bill or phone
oh the new deal in north is to when you get on the net and you sign they send the bill to you from your internet bill or phone
and you dont know till it comes in on yo
But,Admiral,you got to learn how to ward off such unnecessary bills.It is the price you pay for the progress and we have to fight against them mercilessly
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... written by igor,
June 19, 2007
Brazilian journalism, if I can use that word, is akin to showing the first episode of a soap opera. An extraordinary first episode, advertised, excitement created, advertising space sold. But unlike Brazilian journalism the soap opera continues for a number of episodes, selling advertising space for ten weeks, creating millions of dollars in revenues. Brazilian journalism does a great job of the first episode of the soap opera, creating, interest, advertising revenue, but unlike the soap opera it is only the opening episode that is presented. Either Brazilian does not believe it can sell advertising revenue following these great police episodes, that people are in fact interested in the outcome, the ins and outs of it all, the conclusion, or more insidiously there is no free press in Brazil, only the appearance of it. Give them the first episode, out of necessity and if it is politically inconvenient, bury the story. The Brazilian populace either has a short term memory or no memory at all, they are interested only in titilation and the politicos depend on this particular trait of the Brazilian populace, that they have the attention span of a child. The Brazilian populae is suffering from polical and intellectual ADT. It makes a cynic wonder whether the press is nothing more than a tool to be carefully and cleaverly controlled.
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... written by Ric,
June 19, 2007
Nobody ever said that Brazil needed Yellow Journalism, did they? Am I missing something?
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... written by igor,
June 23, 2007
The Press Law '67 is unconstitutional as of '88, you cannot criminal prosecute anyone for lible or slander or defamation criminally only civilly. Yet the press is STILL prosecuted and threatened under the '67 law. Who is running Brazil?
Yellow journalism in Brazil is a waste of time because reality is already
yellow. The facts themselves provide scandalous newscasts, with no need to add
anything. On the contrary, if the press were to dig deeper, an even uglier
country would surface. Every day we have a new episode of somebody telling on
somebody else. 
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Thanks to Internet, we are now able to access news from diversified sources and keep our minds sane.btw, I have a high speed connection for just this reason.