VMI

  • Violent (%) 13
  • Negative (%) 52
  • Positive (%) 12
  • Neutral (%) 23

The four main national news programs (Jornal Nacional, Jornal do SBT, Jornal da Band e Jornal da Record) have shown brazilians an average of around 13 minutes of violence scenes per day between November 1st, 2013 and January 31st, 2021. It corresponded to 17% of total news duration in that period. More than an average of 54 minutes per day where dedicated to negative themes, corresponding to 54% of total airing time. Positive content about were the main theme of a daily average of 13 minutes (or 18% of total participation).

Stats are serious, considering the agreement between specialists that there is a cause and effect correlation between violence shown in consumed media and violent actions by viewers in a nearby future. In the same way, the approach from media in the matter of violence has always been targeted to provoking negative sensations – instead of encouraging a solution towards the matter. Too much of those feelings helps to build a scared, tense and sick society.

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May 2022

  • Violent (%) 34
  • Negative (%) 35
  • Positive (%) 20
  • Neutral (%) 11

2.854 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in May 2022, and we found out that 69% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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April 2022

  • Violent (%) 32
  • Negative (%) 33
  • Positive (%) 24
  • Neutral (%) 11

2.496 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in April 2022, and we found out that 65% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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March 2022

  • Violent (%) 41
  • Negative (%) 32
  • Positive (%) 18
  • Neutral (%) 9

2.779 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in March 2022, and we found out that 73% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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February 2022

  • Violent (%) 37
  • Negative (%) 39
  • Positive (%) 15
  • Neutral (%) 9

1.744 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in February 2022, and we found out that 76% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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January 2022

  • Violent (%) 17
  • Negative (%) 54
  • Positive (%) 18
  • Neutral (%) 11

2.871 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in January 2022, and we found out that 71% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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December 2021

  • Violent (%) 15
  • Negative (%) 51
  • Positive (%) 25
  • Neutral (%) 9

2.883 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in December 2021, and we found out that 66% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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November 2021

  • Violentos (%) 14
  • Negativos (%) 51
  • Positivos (%) 24
  • Neutros (%) 11

2.635 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in November 2021, and we found out that 65% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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October 2021

  • Violent (%) 15
  • Negative (%) 53
  • Positive (%) 25
  • Neutral (%) 7

2.962 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in October 2021, and we found out that 68% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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September 2021

  • Violent (%) 17
  • Negative (%) 56
  • Positive (%) 15
  • Neutral (%) 8

3.065 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in September 2021, and we found out that 73% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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August 2021

  • Violent (%) 19
  • Negative (%) 50
  • Positive (%) 21
  • Neutral (%) 10

2.821 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in August 2021, and we found out that 69% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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July 2021

  • Violent (%) 16
  • Negative (%) 49
  • Positive (%) 24
  • Neutral (%) 11

2.979 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in July 2021, and we found out that 65% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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June 2021

  • Violent (%) 17
  • Negative (%) 49
  • Positive (%) 24
  • Neutral (%) 10

2.838 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in June 2021, and we found out that 66% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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May 2021

  • Violent (%) 18
  • Negative (%) 54
  • Positive (%) 20
  • Neutral (%) 8

2.950 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in May 2021, and we found out that 72% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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April 2021

  • Violent (%) 17
  • Negative (%) 55
  • Positive (%) 21
  • Neutral (%) 7

3.004 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in April 2021, and we found out that 72% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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March 2021

  • Violent (%) 8
  • Negative (%) 66
  • Positive (%) 20
  • Neutral (%) 6

3.133 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in March 2021, and we found out that 74% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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February 2021

  • Violent (%) 10
  • Negative (%) 57
  • Positive (%) 26
  • Neutral (%) 7

2.897 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in February 2021, and we found out that 67% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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January 2021

  • Violent (%) 10
  • Negative (%) 55
  • Positive (%) 27
  • Neutral (%) 8

2.928 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in January 2021, and we found out that 65% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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December 2020

  • Violent (%) 12
  • Negative (%) 53
  • Positive (%) 28
  • Neutral (%) 7

3.032 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in December 2020, and we found out that 65% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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November 2020

  • Violent (%) 15
  • Negative (%) 59
  • Positive (%) 19
  • Neutral (%) 7

2.600 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in November 2020, and we found out that 74% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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October 2020

  • Violent (%) 14
  • Negative (%) 58
  • Positive (%) 20
  • Neutral (%) 8

2.829 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in October 2020, and we found out that 72% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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September 2020

  • Violent (%) 13
  • Negative (%) 58
  • Positive (%) 21
  • Neutral (%) 8

2.706 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in September 2020, and we found out that 71% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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August 2020

  • Violent (%) 12
  • Negative (%) 64
  • Positive (%) 17
  • Neutral (%) 7

2.784 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in August 2020, and we found out that 76% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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July 2020

  • Violent (%) 11
  • Negative (%) 66
  • Positive (%) 16
  • Neutral (%) 7

2.980 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in July 2020, and we found out that 77% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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June 2020

  • Violent (%) 14
  • Negative (%) 61
  • Positive (%) 19
  • Neutral (%) 6

2.910 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in June 2020, and we found out that 75% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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Coronavirus takes up to 87% of the news, with 72% of negative news

  • Violent (%) 8
  • Negative (%) 72
  • Positive (%) 15
  • Neutral (%) 5

Almost all of the news from the four main newscasts was dedicated to coronavirus in May: no less than 87% of the content, adding negativity (72%) to the positive news that dealt with the pandemic. A total of 2,898 articles were analyzed by Paz na Mídia in the month.

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Coronavirus takes up to 94% of the news, with 74% of negative news

  • Violent (%) 2
  • Negative (%) 74
  • Positive (%) 20
  • Neutral (%) 4

During the month of April, almost all of the time on the four main newscasts was dedicated to the coronavirus, a result that represents 94% of the content, adding negativity (74%) with the positive news that dealt with the pandemic.

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Coronavirus makes media negativity reach 85%

  • Violent (%) 7
  • Negative (%) 78
  • Positive (%) 8
  • Neutral (%) 7

In March 2020, the main theme on the news was the coronavirus epidemic, responsible for maintaining the negative news index of the 2,327 articles broadcast by the four main news programs in Brazil at 78%, with exhaustive reports on the progress of the disease, deaths and health care problems.

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February 2020

  • Violent (%) 20
  • Negative (%) 55
  • Positive (%) 17
  • Neutral (%) 8

2.130 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in February 2020, and we found out that 75% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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January 2020

  • Violent (%) 22
  • Negative (%) 56
  • Positive (%) 14
  • Neutral (%) 8

2.215 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in January 2020, and we found out that 78% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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2019: 71% of the time devoted to violent and / or negative issues

  • Violent (%) 21
  • Negative (%) 50
  • Positive (%) 21
  • Neutral (%) 8

The Paz na Mídia initiative evaluated 25,870 public stories throughout 2019 on the country's four main news programs and found: the news reports submitted Brazilians to 462 hours of negative news with another 162 hours dealing with violence

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December 2019

  • Violent (%) 27
  • Negative (%) 46
  • Positive (%) 19
  • Neutral (%) 8

2.213 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in December, and we found out that 73% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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November 2019

  • Violent (%) 24
  • Negative (%) 44
  • Positive (%) 24
  • Neutral (%) 8

2.161 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in November, and we found out that 68% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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October 2019

  • Violent (%) 25
  • Negative (%) 45
  • Positive (%) 22
  • Neutral (%) 8

2.144 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in October, and we found out that 70% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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September 2019

  • Violent (%) 22
  • Negative (%) 46
  • Positive (%) 24
  • Neutral (%) 8

2.237 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in September, and we found out that 68% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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August 2019

  • Violent (%) 20
  • Negative (%) 47
  • Positive (%) 22
  • Neutral (%) 11

2.309 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in August, and we found out that 67% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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July 2019

  • Violent (%) 21
  • Negative (%) 46
  • Positive (%) 22
  • Neutral (%) 11

2.297 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in July, and we found out that 67% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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June 2019

  • Violent (%) 27
  • Negative (%) 42
  • Positive (%) 20
  • Neutral (%) 11

2.024 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in June, and we found out that 69% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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May 2019

  • Violent (%) 17
  • Negative (%) 55
  • Positive (%) 20
  • Neutral (%) 8

2.338 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in May, and we found out that 72% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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April 2019

  • Violent (%) 17
  • Negative (%) 54
  • Positive (%) 24
  • Neutral (%) 5

2.241 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in April, and we found out that 71% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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January 2019

  • Violent (%) 17
  • Negative (%) 61
  • Positive (%) 17
  • Neutral (%) 5

2.091 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in January, and we found out that 78% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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December 2018

  • Violent (%) 30
  • Negative (%) 37
  • Positive (%) 27
  • Neutral (%) 6

1.831 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in December, and we found out that 67% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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November 2018

  • Violent (%) 20
  • Negative (%) 49
  • Positive (%) 23
  • Neutral (%) 8

1.850 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in November, and we found out that 69% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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March 2019

  • Violent (%) 24
  • Negative (%) 47
  • Positive (%) 24
  • Neutral (%) 5

2.032 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in March, and we found out that 71% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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February 2019

  • Violent (%) 14
  • Negative (%) 69
  • Positive (%) 12
  • Neutral (%) 5

1.782 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in February, and we found out that 83% of the time was dedicated to negative or violent subjects.

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October 2018

  • Violent (%) 14
  • Negative (%) 66
  • Positive (%) 13
  • Neutral (%) 7

1.895 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in October, and we found out that 66% of the time was dedicated to negative subjects.

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September 2018

  • Violent (%) 19
  • Negative (%) 50
  • Positive (%) 16
  • Neutral (%) 15

1.506 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in September, and we found out that 50% of the time was dedicated to negative subjects.

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August 2018

  • Violent (%) 21
  • Negative (%) 59
  • Positive (%) 13
  • Neutral (%) 7

2.219 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in August, and we found out that 59% of the time was dedicated to negative subjects.

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July 2018

  • Violent (%) 18
  • Negative (%) 51
  • Positive (%) 10
  • Neutral (%) 21

2.038 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in July, and we found out that 51% of the time was dedicated to negative subjects.

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June 2018

  • Violent (%) 14
  • Negative (%) 48
  • Positive (%) 14
  • Neutral (%) 24

1.776 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in June, and we found out that 48% of the time was dedicated to negative subjects.

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May 2018

  • Violent (%) 15
  • Negative (%) 66
  • Positive (%) 7
  • Neutral (%) 12

2.057 news analyzed, shown by the four major national news programs in May, and we found out that 66% of the time was dedicated to negative subjects.

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April 2018

  • Violent (%) 22
  • Negative (%) 64
  • Positive (%) 8
  • Neutral (%) 6

We analyzed 2.013 news, shown by the four major national news programs in April, and found out: 86% of the time was used to portray negative themes or show acts of violence.

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