Zirker, Danield'Alva, Oscar Arruda2020-01-2220192020-01-222019Zirker, D., & d’ Alva, O. A. (2019). Setting the agenda? The selective use of statistics in Brazilian media. Tensões Mundiais. (World Tensions, Brazil), 15(29), 73–96.https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13393This article discusses the apparently selective production of political narratives by major Brazilian newspapers and the use of economic statistics during the period of 2015-2017. We employ content analyses to understand at least three phenomena: the high levels of convergence of the Brazilian print media; the increasing and selective use of specific national statistics; and instances of anomalous patterns in news productionapplication/pdfenThis article is published in the Tensões Mundiais. (World Tensions, Brazil). Used with permission.Print MediaNarrativesEconomic StatisticsJournal Article