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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783500303321

Titolo

The media and elections [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook and comparative study / / edited by Bernd-Peter Lange, David Ward

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

ISBN

1-135-61826-7

1-282-32115-3

9786612321153

1-4106-1034-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

European Institute for the Media series

Altri autori (Persone)

LangeBernd-Peter

WardDavid <1966->

Disciplina

302.23/094

Soggetti

Mass media - Political aspects - Europe

Elections - Europe

Mass media policy - Europe

Mass media - Political aspects - United States

Elections - United States

Mass media policy - United States

Mass media - Political aspects - South Africa

Elections - South Africa

Mass media policy - South Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments and Preface; Introduction; 1 Italy; 2 United States of America; 3 Germany; 4 South Africa; 5 France; 6 Russia; 7 United Kingdom; 8 Notes From an Election Observer; 9 Conclusion; 10 Media and Elections: Some Reflections and Recommendations; Appendix A: Internet Sources for Electoral Legislation, Regulation, and Court Decisions; Appendix B: The European Institute for the Media-Media and Democracy Programme; Appendix C: List of Media-Monitoring Missions Conducted by the Media and Democracy Programme of the European Institute for the Media; Contributors; Author Index



Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comparative study brings together academics and practitioners who work in the field of media and elections to provide a set of national case studies and an analysis of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are employed by nation states to ensure that the media perform according to certain standards during election periods. In setting out the legal and regulatory framework each chapter provides an account of the socio-political conditions and media environment in each of the countries and subsequently details the laws that govern the print and broadcast media during election campaign pe