Campaigns, Images and Polls: Mass Media Coverage of the 1984 Canadian Election

Autor:	Walter C. Soderlund, Ronald H. Wagenberg, E. D. Briggs, Walter I. Romanow
Rok vydání:	1988
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science business.industry Political science Advertising business Mass media
Zdroj:	Canadian Journal of Political Science. 21:117-130
ISSN:	1744-9324 0008-4239
Popis:	Short-term factors played a greater than usual role in the 1984 national election. Media coverage of the campaign therefore had a crucial impact. This study documents the coverage of leaders, parties and substantive issues by the major television and radio networks and 18 newspapers selected by region and language. A major finding is that the media reported results of public opinion polls to an unprecedented degree. This was one facet of the featuring of “horserace” issues over more substantive socio-economic ones. The data lend credence to the fears of those who feel that essential democratic goals of the electoral process are being undermined. The study also suggests rethinking the “no effects” theory of polling and electoral behaviour.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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