Speaking for the Public
Representation and Audience Participation During the 1997 British General Election Campaign
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12446346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Davis (0000-0003-2109-7203, corresponding author), John Curtice |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 62-77 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1081-180X • E-ISSN: 1531-328X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1081180x00005001006 |
| OpenAlex | W2078380990 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 13 |
Audience-participation programs are designed to provide interaction between politicians and voters. Through voters' questions, politicians gain a valuable gauge of public opinion. However, for this to happen, participants must be representative of the general public. Previous U.S. research suggests that this is not the case, but this failure may be caused by that country's commercialized media structure. Callers to the premiere British election phone-in program, Election Call, broadcast by the non-commercial BBC, are compared with members of the general public to determine whether its participants are socially and politically representative of the general public. The results are negative, at least in part because simply reflecting the public mood would conflict with the rules and norms of public-interest broadcasting
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| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2013 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |