Jornalismo online e eleições em 2014: uma análise a partir da iniciativa Candibook, do jornal paranaense Gazeta do Povo

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the Candibook as a monitoring tool for democracy during elections, as well as to identify from the data available the profile of candidates running to national (federal) and local deputy positions for Paraná (Brazil), in 2014. The hypotheses are: 1) the program is an innovative experience which constitutes a democracy monitoring practice; 2) from its information one might identify the social and ideological profile of the candidates, by observing political preferences and propositions. The methodology consists of descriptive statistics of the information available on the Candibook website, which is based on the candidates who answered the surveys. Among the results one might find that 1) the Candibook is an important journalistic contribution to improve democratic quality and electoral processes; 2) right wing, left wing and centrist candidates do not present differences among them related to the themes they support.