CBC News Coverage of Canada's 2006 Liberal Party Leadership Candidates |
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Authors: | Stephen J Farnswortha S Robert Lichter Roland Schatz |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Communication , George Mason University ,;2. Media Tenor International , |
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Abstract: | Content-coded CBC evening newscasts are used in this article to examine reports on the eight candidates for Liberal Party leader in the weeks before the party's 2006 convention. In a sharp contrast to news reports on US presidential nominations, The National provided coverage balanced between the horse race and more substantive matters, including policy discussions and a candidate's personality and leadership qualities. But as with US nomination coverage, The National largely ignored trailing candidates, focusing nearly all its attention on the likely and plausible nominees. In terms of tone, The National provided “compensatory coverage,” where front-runners were treated more negatively than the candidates who were further back in the field. |
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Keywords: | Liberal Party Canadian Broadcasting Corporation campaign news coverage 2006 party leadership convention Stéphane Dion Michael Ignatieff Bob Rae |
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