Impartiality in Television Coverage of Politics

Reality Television and Politics in the Arab World: Preliminary Observations

The most popular and controversial television programs in the Arab world are “reality” shows like Super Star and Star Academy, broadcast by satellite to viewers from Morocco to Iraq. These shows claim to be live, nonscripted and therefore "real". Many rely on audience participation in the form of voting for favorite contestants. In the wake of controversy triggered by Super Star and Star Academ...

Television and Politics in the Former East Germany

In her paper, "Television and Politics in the Former East Germany," Claudia Dittmar analyzes how in the former East Germany (GDR) while television audience was restricted severly by government, at the same time West German broadcasts acquired a substantial audience and what the impact of these broadcasts had on the audience. West German television programs enjoyed a high level of popularity wit...

"YouTube Debate": A New Era of Internetized Television Politics?

: A New Era of Internetized Television Politics 1

Integration of Television with Internet technologies has renewed the discussion for a new era of political communication. The adoption of Internet communication rules in television, has introduced a new hybrid model of “Internetized Television”. This hybrid model aims to reverse the passiveness of tele-democracy, supporting a more active political participation of citizens. However, since now, ...

Trends in US newspaper and television coverage of tobacco.

PURPOSE The news media plays an important role in agenda setting and framing of stories about tobacco control. The purpose of this study was to examine newspaper, newswire and television coverage of tobacco issues in the USA over a 7-year period. METHODS Analyses of 2004-2010 news media surveillance system data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office on Smoking and Hea...