Sexo e política: o papel da mídia no caso Clinton/Lewinsky

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the performance of the journal Folha de S. Paulo in media coverage on the case of the sex scandal involving President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The study is to contribute to a critical reflection on the behavior of the national media ahead to issues that govern the terms of international affairs of the various media. To understand the role played by the media on this event, which achieved great popularity in the worldwide public, will be seeking input from different perspectives, notably the Constructivist Theory of International Relations. It was observed that the behavior and the performance of the media, as actors participating in international life, collaborate to construct social reality through their speeches.