Authorities under Datena's wacth: analyzing the TV Show Brasil Urgente

Abstract

The objective of this study is to make a reflection about the speech of the presenter José Luiz Datena from the broadcast Brasil Urgente from Rede Bandeirantes. Datena, during the presentation of the program, has an opinative posture, being able to analyze and judge the attitudes of competent authorities and what happens in society. Along Brasil Urgente, the presenter emphasizes to the public his opinions about the facts and exposes the most intimate details of the lives of people involved in the cases presented. Such evidences in Brasil Urgente make him an object rich for studies. We have taken as methodological support the discourse analysis from the french line. As object of research, we analyzed one edition of the program, which was presented in May 2006.