| Título: | Getting the Picture: Airtime and Lineup Bias on Canadian Networks during the 2006 Federal Election |
| Autores: | Barber, Marsha; Ryerson University |
| Fecha: | 2008-12-31 |
| Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Comumunication |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article research-article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Tema: |
Political communications Broadcasting; Media/mass media; Television/cable television |
| Descripción: | Abstract: This research article addresses the issue of media bias as it played out on Canada’s three major television networks during coverage of the 2006 federal election. The data suggest that in spite of critics’ concerns that networks exhibit political bias, this was not evident. However, a more subtle and systemic bias was apparent. Front-runners (i.e., parties that polls indicated would do well) received substantially more coverage than other parties. Conversely, parties that were perceived as being less successful received less coverage than political front-runners. In addition, reports about front-runners were placed higher in the lineup. These empirical findings should be of interest to critics on both the right and left of the political spectrum who are concerned about the gatekeeping and agenda-setting functions of the media.Résumé : Cet article de recherche adresse la question de partis pris dans les médias lors de la couverture des élections fédérales de 2006 effectuée par les trois chaînes canadiennes principales. Les données obtenues indiquent que, malgré ce que pensent certains critiques, il n’est pas évident que ces chaînes avaient des penchants politiques particuliers. Cependant, un penchant systémique plus subtil est apparent. En effet, les favoris (c’est-à-dire les partis qui selon les sondages allaient réussir le mieux) ont reçu une couverture plus approfondie que les autres partis. En revanche, les partis perçus comme étant moins en avance ont reçu une couverture moindre. Par surcroît, les reportages sur les favoris passaient sur les ondes avant les autres. Ces données empiriques devraient intéresser les critiques tant de droite que de gauche qui se soucient des fonctions d’agenda et de garde barrière des médias. |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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