Party pledges in the news

Which election promises do the media report

Bibliographic Data

ID6316294
AuthorsPetia Kostadinova (0000-0002-9428-4520, University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume23
Issue6
Pages636-645
Publication date2017-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueParty Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1354068815611649
OpenAlexW2245491193
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited34

Focusing on Bulgaria, and covering the 1990–2009 period, this article analyses what factors predict if print media will report election promises made by political parties. The study utilizes two original datasets. One consists of 3083 pledges made by 15 parties ahead of seven elections. The second dataset includes news stories published by six newspapers during each election campaign. The analysis reveals that pledges made by the main political opponents during each election are more likely to be published than those by smaller parties. Pledges related to economic policy are also more likely to be discussed in the news than other types of pledges, although the opposite is true regarding promises related specifically to the country’s economic transition. Finally, in their reporting of pledges, print media do not reflect the salient ideological priorities of political parties

Ideology · Newspaper · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Salient · Sociology · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies

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