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Election Coverage

By: Lynda Lee Kaid & David L. Painter
In: Encyclopedia of Journalism
Subject:Journalism, Mass Communication
Keywords:campaigns; election coverage; elections; equal time; news; polling; presidential debates

Election coverage refers to news media reports about candidates, parties, voters, and issues defining the selection of government representatives or referenda. While regular, competitive elections are considered a hallmark of democracy, they depend upon the voters' ability to be ...

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  Kaid, L., & Painter, D. (2009). Election coverage. In C. H. Sterling Encyclopedia of journalism (pp. 495-501). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n130
  
  Kaid, Lynda Lee, and David L. Painter. "Election Coverage." In Encyclopedia of Journalism, 495-501. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n130.
  
  Kaid, L. and Painter, D. 2009. Election Coverage. In: 2009. Encyclopedia of Journalism, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 495-501 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n130> [Accessed 15 Jun 2021].
  
  Kaid, Lynda Lee and David L. Painter. "Election Coverage." Encyclopedia of Journalism. Christopher H. Sterling. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 495-501. SAGE Knowledge. 15 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n130.
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