Is There a Local Dimension to Modern Election Campaigns? Party Activists' Perceptions of the Media and Electoral Coverage of Canadian Constituency Politics

Modern election campaign studies focus on national dimensions at the expense of attending to local campaigns in legislative elections. This is also true of analyses of media coverage and impact of election campaigns. This paper examines the local dimension of media and election campaigns across a wi...

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Published in:Political communication 2000-07, Vol.17 (3), p.279-294
Main Authors: Carty, R. Kenneth, Eagles, Munroe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activists
Campaigns, Political
Canada
Election Coverage Local Party Organizations Local Political Organizations Local Media Party Activists Party Organizations Political Parties
Election districts
Elections
Government and politics
Local elections
Mass media
Media coverage
News media
Political parties
Press coverage
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Summary:Modern election campaign studies focus on national dimensions at the expense of attending to local campaigns in legislative elections. This is also true of analyses of media coverage and impact of election campaigns. This paper examines the local dimension of media and election campaigns across a wide range of diverse constituency contexts in Canada in order to identify the political, socioeconomic, and geographic determinants of constituency party associations ability to attract local media attention during an election campaign. We also examine the role of these features of the constituency settings and explain variations in satisfaction with the medias coverage of the local campaign.
ISSN:1058-4609
1091-7675
DOI:10.1080/105846000414287