Online journalism and 2014 elections in Brazil: an analysis of Candibook, an initiative from the newspaper Gazeta do Povo (Paraná)

Isabele Batista Mitozo

Isabele Mitozo is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) and holds a Masters in Communication from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). She was a postgraduate researcher at the University of Leeds (United Kingdom), under the supervision of Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira (Ph.D.). Amongst her main publications, we can mention: “Debate político-eleitoral no Facebook: os comentários do público em posts jornalísticos nas eleições presidenciais de 2014” (Opinião Pública, 2017), “As funções educativas dos e-parlamentos: uma análise longitudinal do caso brasileiro” (Cadernos de Pesquisa, 2016), “New environments, same jobs: The role of professional journalism stimulating debate on elections across social media networks” (Brazilian Journalism Research. 2016). She is an Assistant Researcher in the research group Institutions, Political Behavior and Digital Media (GEIST/UFPR). Email: ibmitozo@gmail.com

Sérgio Soares Braga

Sérgio Braga is Senior Lecturer at the Political Science Department of the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), holding a Ph.D. in Economic Development from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). He was awarded a Post-Doctoral fellowship at the University of Leeds (United Kingdom), under the supervision of Professor Stephen Coleman (Ph.D.). Amongst his main recent publications, we can mention: “As funções educativas dos e-parlamentos: uma análise longitudinal do caso brasileiro” (Cadernos de Pesquisa, 2016); “The Invisible Side of Political Participation” (Book chapter, 2012); “Parlamentos e novas tecnologias: fortalecendo a representação política através de ferramentas de e-Participação” (Book chapter, 2015)”. He is the Leader Researcher of the research group Institutions, Political Behavior and Digital Media (GEIST/UFPR). Email: sssbraga@gmail.com.

Fabrícia Almeida Vieira

Fabrícia Vieira is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), and holds a Masters in Political Science from the same institution. Her main study interests are: journalistic coverage; web campaign; political parties online; political actors’ behavior on the internet; compared electoral systems; electoral and party rights. She is an Assistant Researcher

in the research group Institutions, Political Behavior and Digital Media (GEIST/UFPR). Email: fa.almeida2010@gmail.com.

		Federal Deputy		Local Deputy
		N	%	N	%
Locality	Paraná - Curitiba (capital)	65	32.5	98	22.5
	Paraná - countryside	85	43.0	218	50.0
	Another locality	49	24.5	120	27.5
Schooling	Post-graduate studies	23	11.5	39	8.9
	Graduate studies	91	45.5	202	46.3
	No graduate studies	85	43.0	195	44.7
Occupation in public office	No	78	39.2	208	48.0
Occupation in public office	Yes	121	60.8	225	52.0
Kinship with other politicians	No	173	87.4	390	89.9
Kinship with other politicians	Yes	25	12.6	44	10.1
TOTAL		199	100.0	436	100.0

		Federal Deputy		Local Deputy
		N	%	N	%
Area (disaggregated)	Health	23	12.4	82	20.0
	Education and Culture	62	33.5	132	32.3
	Human rights and minorities	17	9.2	37	9.0
	Political reform	14	7,6	13	3.2
	Sport	5	2,7	12	2.9
	Urban development and infrastructure	6	3,2	13	3.2
	Agriculture	4	2,2	15	3.7
	Economic development	11	5,9	19	4.6
	Security and Family	24	13.0	38	9.3
	Environment	12	6.5	25	6.1
	Social assistence	6	3.2	23	5.6
	Others	15	7.0	27	6.2
Area (aggregated)	Economy	21	11.4	47	11.5
	Politics and administration	15	8.1	13	3.2
	Social policies	96	51.9	249	60.9
	Security	24	13.0	38	9.3
	Environment and human rights	29	15.7	62	15.2
	Others	14	7.0	27	6.2
Ideological self-imputation	Right wing	21	10.6	38	8.7
	Statist	36	18.1	83	19.0
	Centrist	100	50.3	259	59.4
	Left wing	27	13.6	35	8.0
	Libertarian	15	7.5	21	4.8
TOTAL		199	100.0	436	100.0

		Ideology						Total
		Right		Centrism		Left		Total
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Area (disaggregated)	Others	21	7.2	13	6.1	7	5.3	41	6.5
	Digital divide	0	0	0	0	1	0.8	1	0.2
	Health	47	16.2	40	18.8	18	13.6	105	16.5
	Education and culture	87	30.0	56	26.3	51	38.6	194	30.6
	Human rights and minorities	19	6.6	19	8.9	16	12.1	54	8.5
	Political reform	11	3.8	8	3.8	8	6.1	27	4.3
	Sport	11	3.8	4	1.9	2	1.5	17	2.7
	Urban development and infrastructure	8	2.8	6	2.8	5	3.8	19	3.0
	Agriculture	9	3.1	5	2.3	5	3.8	19	3.0
	Economic development	10	3.4	11	5.2	9	6.8	30	4.7
	Public security and family	34	11.7	25	11.7	3	2.3	62	9.8
	Environment	13	4.5	21	9.9	3	2.3	37	5.8
	Social assistence	20	6.9	5	2.3	4	3.0	29	4.6
Area (aggregated)	Others	21	7.2	13	6.1	7	5.3	41	6.5
	Economy	27	9.3	22	10.3	19	14.4	68	10.7
	Politics and administration	11	3.8	8	3.8	9	6.8	28	4.4
	Social policies	165	56.9	105	49.3	75	56.8	345	54.3
	Environment and human rights	32	11.0	40	18.8	19	14.4	91	14.3
	Security	34	11.7	25	11.7	3	2.3	62	9.8
Ideological self-imputation	Right wing	38	13.1	14	6.6	7	5.3	59	9.3
	Statist	63	21.7	31	14.6	25	18.9	119	18.7
	Centrist	165	56.9	129	60.6	65	49.2	359	56.5
	Left wing	9	3.1	23	10.8	30	22.7	62	9.8
	Libertarian	15	5.2	16	7.5	5	3.8	36	5.7
Total		290	100.0	213	100.0	132	100.0	635	100.0

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