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Brazil: When the newspaper decides for the electorate

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 @ 19:24 UTC

by Paula Góes

Countries:: Brazil
Topics:: Cyber-Activism, Elections, Media, Politics
Languages:: Portuguese

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Brasil: Quando o jornal decide pelo eleitor...

Daniel Florêncio [pt] can't believe a piece in a newspaper which states that, for the electorate of of Minas Gerais, Brazil, there is no doubt that a certain candidate is the best choice - and this was not an op-ed. “What the hell is this sentence there? Is the newspaper now to put their opinion in the middle of news pieces?”The blogger has made a short film about the media bias in that state.

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