Rosenblatt, Barbara Journalism 470: Coverage of Osama bin Laden's death by Brazilian media

Brazilian media covered Osama bin Laden's death extensively. The media devoted considerable time and space reporting the international news event. While many of the reports appear to originate from the US and international news bureaus, original content that relates to Brazil specifically is also available. A compilation of stories, posts and images that range from fact to fiction and sensationalism to straight news follows:

A cartoon slide show from Brazil's largest portal depicting Osama's capture:

http://noticias.uol.com.br/album/110503_storybl_album.jhtm#fotoNav=1

Early coverage (prior to President Obama's speech) of Osama's death from a newspaper in Brazil's capital:

http://translate.google.com/translate?tl=en&sourceid=ie8-activity&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.correiobraziliense.com.br%2Fapp%2Fnoticia%2Fmundo%2F2011%2F05%2F02%2Finterna_mundo,250434%2Fpresidente-barack-obama-anunciara-que-osama-bin-laden-esta-morto.shtml

Another post from Correio Braziliense:

http://translate.google.com/translate?tl=en&sourceid=ie8-activity&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.correiobraziliense.com.br%2Fapp%2Fnoticia%2Fmundo%2F2011%2F05%2F02%2Finterna_mundo,250457%2Fosama-bin-laden-um-milionario-que-trocou-o-luxo-pela-jihad.shtml

A cynical post from a Brazilian blog site:

http://translate.google.com/translate?tl=en&sourceid=ie8-activity&u=http%3A%2F%2Fconnectbrazil.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fbin-laden-morto-vitoria-de-quem.html

Posts about Osama from Rosana Hermann, one of Brazil's most popular bloggers (scroll through to posts from first week of May):

http://translate.google.com/translate?tl=en&sourceid=ie8-activity&u=http%3A%2F%2Fconnectbrazil.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fbin-laden-morto-vitoria-de-quem.html

Carta Capital, a large news weekly magazine, has extensive coverage on Osama:

http://translate.google.com/translate?tl=en&sourceid=ie8-activity&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cartacapital.com.br%2F%3Fs%3Dosama

The Brazilian foreign minister comments about Osama and terrorism on Brazil's official government site:

http://translate.google.com/translate?tl=en&sourceid=ie8-activity&u=http%3A%2F%2Fagenciabrasil.ebc.com.br%2Fnoticia%2F2011-05-02%2Fpara-patriota-bin-laden-estigmatizava-mundo-arabe

A Brazilian father who lost his son in 9/11 discusses his reaction to Obama's death in O Dia, a Rio de Janeiro daily newspaper (this way may need to be translated):

http://odia.terra.com.br/portal/mundo/html/2011/5/sentimento_de_justica_feita_161873.html

O Dia covers the world's response to Obama's capture:

http://translate.google.com/translate?tl=en&sourceid=ie8-activity&u=http%3A%2F%2Fodia.terra.com.br%2Fportal%2Fmundo%2Fhtml%2F2011%2F5%2Fmorte_de_osama_bin_laden_repercute_em_jornais_do_mundo_inteiro_161665.html

A daily newspaper focusing on business reports on Osama:
http://translate.google.com/translate?tl=en&sourceid=ie8-activity&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcomercio.com.br%2Fmateria.aspx%3Fid%3D68113%26canal%3D9