Laerte's iconic cartoon encapsulates an entire era.
"There won't be a stadium." "There won't be an airport." "There won't be access." "If there is, that was just constructive criticism." This cartoon by Laerte, published today in Folha de S. Paulo, is a masterpiece that summarizes the sinking ship in which the country's main media groups embarked before the World Cup. A survey conducted yesterday with journalists from around the world confirmed: this is the #worldcupofworldcups.
247 - A cartoon by the cartoonist Laerte, published this Tuesday, July 1st, in Folha de S. Paulo, perfectly summarizes the wave of bad humor and unfounded criticism from Brazilian media outlets regarding the World Cup.
"There won't be a stadium." "There won't be an airport." "There won't be access." "If there is, this was just constructive criticism." These phrases are printed on protesters' signs in Laerte's artwork.
The scenario depicted by the cartoonist perfectly illustrates the behavior of the press before the World Cup and what happened after the event began. Last week's report The Jornal Nacional, for example, admitted outright that "many of the predicted problems did not materialize." However, Globo's news program attributes the "harsh criticism" to the international press, without acknowledging any part of the pessimism.
Just like The journalist Ruy Castro summed it up well. On the SporTV news program, journalists from the national press didn't even give "a chance for things to be put in order" and made "absurd demands." "Our press was utterly ruthless even before the event began," the writer concluded.
Research conducted by the UOL portal, from the Folha group, and released this Monday, the 30th, points to the opposite effect of the obscure predictions in the news: 38,5% of journalists worldwide affirm that this is the best World Cup ever held (read more). here).