Biased Interrogations

A multi-methodological approach on bias in election campaign interviews

Bibliographic Data

ID12658385
AuthorsMats Ekström (0000-0001-8004-4975, Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovskiy, corresponding author), G Eriksson (0000-0002-1089-5819), Bengt Johansson (0000-0002-8980-1677), Patrik Wikström (0000-0003-4720-0416)
Year2012
Volume14
Issue3
Pages423-439
Publication date2012-06-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-670X • E-ISSN: 1469-9699
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1461670x.2012.689488
OpenAlexW2089094246
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited26

This study, based on Swedish data from three elections (2002, 2006 and 2010) and on a revised version of Clayman's and Heritage's conceptualization of aggressive questioning, examines bias in election campaign interviews with leading political figures. In the first part of the study, the prevalence of partisan bias is explored, and this analysis confirms that such bias does not exist. Informed by Conversation Analysis, a limited number of interviews from the 2006 election are investigated in the second part. This analysis also involves questions scripted by journalists, and it compares both quantitatively and qualitatively the differences between the manuscripts and live interaction. The results question the assumption that bias is solely related to journalistic values and actions. The level of aggressiveness in the interviews is also dependent on how the politicians manage the interview questions

Epistemology · Political science · Sociology · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Law · Philosophy · Torture, Ethics, and Law

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