Wallace Souza and his Contribution to Broadcasting

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Date: 20/03/2012
Wallace Souza and his Contribution to Broadcasting
Wallace Souza can be described as a renaissance, modern day- man. He was a Brazilian native and rose to become a state legislator. In addition, he was a television crime show host. Later on, it came to be known that Wallace was a murderer but also a drug trafficker. He had a television show which dealt with the nature of drug trafficking and crimes within the Amazonas state. It was in this same state that he was a legislator. For the purpose of proving his point on crime, he perpetuated crimes (Surhone, et al. 2010). After commissioning the crimes, he would make a report of these murders to his television show. This was to boost the ratings of his show and eliminate his competitors in drug trafficking. It came to be established that the murder orders emanated directly from Wallace and his son. Hence, his television crew could be notified to get to the crime scene first. After the murder, he faced several charges in court. On the contrary, he remained free because he was a politician.
Wallace remained a representative in the Amazonas Assembly until he was expelled in 2009. The presenter cum politician is well known for presenting Canal Livre which was a very controversial program in Brazil at the time. In the same year, Wallace was a subject to international media when police made a statement that an investigation had been launched to verify claims about him. The claims stated that he ordered the killings to boost ratings of his Canal Livre program (Mail Foreign Service, 2009). This illustrates how media can be enhanced through crime. In order to increase the rating of his program, Wallace decides to use crime just because he holds a position within the media which predisposes him to act in the same way.
Wallace was borne in Amazonas in the town of Manaus. He was a college graduate from the College of Business Sao Luiz Gonzaga. He also obtained a degree from the State College of Basilio. Wallace commenced his political career in 1998 after being elected by the Liberal Party. Afterwards, he assumed the leadership of the Christian Party. In 2000, he was elected a representative to the Amazonas National Assembly. He started his career in broadcasting in 1989. He began by presenting the program, Canal Livre on television. The program was then described as investigative journalism with a target of fighting social injustices and crime in the Amazon State. The program remained a success and progressed to 2008. The program had drawn a very broad audience. It showcased police arrests and raids. In addition, the presenters would often follow the chases of police in a helicopter. The show was among the most popular shows in Manaus (Mail Foreign Service, 2009).
Wallace attracted world media in 2009 when accusations were made against him for hiring gunmen to murder five individuals. This was with the purpose of increasing the ratin...