The Handbook of Election News Coverage Around the World

The Handbook of Election Coverage Around the World focuses on the news coverage of national elections in democracies around the globe. It brings together and compares election news coverage within a single framework, offering a systematic consideration of various factors. Considering the prominence and power of the press in the election process, this volume will offer unique breadth in its global consideration of the topic.

1 A Framework for Comparing Election News Coverage Around the World 1 Jesper Stromback and Lynda Lee Kaid PART I: ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN COUNTRIES WITH MAJORITARIAN ELECTIONS 2 Media Coverage of U.S. Elections: Persistence of Tradition Mira Sotirovic and Jack McLeod 3 Trends in Television Network News Coverage of U.S. Elections Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter 4 Media Matter: Election Coverage in Canada Elisabeth Gidengil 5 Election News Coverage in the U.K. Margaret Scammell and Holli A. Semetko 6 Free Journalism under Control: Election Coverage in France Eric Darras 7 Australia: Gladitorial Parties and Volatile Media in a Stable Polity Rodney Tiffen 8 Elections in India: One Billion People and Democracy Lars Willnat and Annette Aw PART II: ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN COUNTRIES WITH PROPORTIONAL ELECTIONS 9 The Netherlands: Media Logic and Floating Voters? Claes H. de Vreese 10 Swedish Election News Coverage: Towards Increasing Mediatization Jesper Stromback 11 Election Coverage in Spain: From Franco's Death to the Atocha Massacre Esteban Lopez-Escobar, Teresa Sadaba and Ricardo Zugasti 12 Election News Coverage in Greece: Between Two Logics Nicolas Demertzis and George Pleios 13 Campaigns in the Holy Land: The Content and Effects of Election News Coverage in Israel Tamir Shaefer, Gabriel Weimann and Yariv Tsfati 14 Election News Coverage in Poland Boguslawa Dobek-Ostrowska and Bartlomiej Lodzki 15 Media Coverage of Election News in the Republic of Serbia Misha Nedeljkovich 16 Democratization and Election News Coverage in Brazil Mauro P. Porto 17 Media and Elections in South Africa: Finding a Foothold on the Democratic Path Amanda Gouws and Arnold S. de Beer PART III: ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN COUNTRIES WITH COMBINED SYSTEMS 18 Characteristics and Dynamics of Election News Coverage in Germany Frank Esser and Katharina Hemmer 19 News Coverage of Elections in the Long Transition of Italian Democracy Franca Roncarolo 20 News Coverage of National Elections in Hungary after 1990 Jolan Roka 21 Election News Coverage in Bulgaria Lilia Raycheva and Daniela V. Dimitrova 22 Election Coverage in the Russian Federation Sarah Oates 23 Election Coverage in Mexico: Regulation Meets Crony Capitalism Chappell Lawson 24 The Media Coverage of Election Campaigns and Its Effects in Japan Shinichi Saito and Toshio Takeshita PART IV: ELECTION NEWS COVERAGE IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 25 News Coverage of EU Parliamentary Elections Michaela Maier and Jergen Maier 26 Election News Coverage Around the World: A Comparative Perspective Lynda Lee Kaid and Jesper Stromback