The impact of Brazilian corruption on the media: a comparative analysis of the magazines Der Spiegel, L’Obs, The Economist, Time and Veja

Abstract This article investigates news about corruption occurring in Brazil and published in widely circulated weekly magazines in the four major western economies; Der Spiegel (Germany), Le Nouvel Observateur (France), The Economist (United Kingdom) and Time (United States of America). Subsequently comparing them with the Brazilian magazine (Veja). Through correlation analysis the behavior of the news published in these magazines from 2003 to 2014 was evaluated. The article also quantified the form of corruption practiced in Brazil. Among the main results, it is possible to say that the analysis of news about corruption published in Veja magazine is corrrelated with those published by the foreign magazines analyzed. Also, there was a gradual increase of the news about Brazil in the magazines of the sample.