CBC News Coverage of Canada's 2006 Liberal Party Leadership Candidates

Bibliographic Data

ID20461024
AuthorsStephen J Farnswortha (George Mason University), Robert Lichter (0009-0005-8475-2959, George Mason University), S Robert Lichter, Roland Schatz
Year2009
Volume39
Issue3
Pages290-302
Publication date2009-09-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe American Review of Canadian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-2011 • E-ISSN: 1943-9954
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02722010903128207
OpenAlexW2040220280
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

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

Convention · Nomination · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics

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