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Election-night News and Voter Turnout
William C. Adams
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Hardback. In eight of the past dozen presidential elections, TV networks proclaimed the winner while the West Coast, Hawaii, and Alaska were still casting ballots. Is this a problem? Do media projections decrease voter turnout? Examining data from presidential elections from 1960 to 2004, William Adams answers both questions. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
In eight of the past dozen presidential elections, TV networks proclaimed the winner while citizens on the West Coast, Hawaii, and Alaska were still casting ballots. Is this a problem? Do media projections decrease voter turnout? Carefully examining data from every presidential election held from 1960 through 2004, William Adams definitively answers both questions. Adams employs a range of methods (including content analysis, focus groups, survey research, meta-analysis, and time-series analysis) to corroborate his finding that projections do not in fact discourage voter turnout, but do raise serious issues of equity and perceived discrimination. His persuasive analysis suggests clear policy ... Read more
In eight of the past dozen presidential elections, TV networks proclaimed the winner while citizens on the West Coast, Hawaii, and Alaska were still casting ballots. Is this a problem? Do media projections decrease voter turnout? Carefully examining data from every presidential election held from 1960 through 2004, William Adams definitively answers both questions. Adams employs a range of methods (including content analysis, focus groups, survey research, meta-analysis, and time-series analysis) to corroborate his finding that projections do not in fact discourage voter turnout, but do raise serious issues of equity and perceived discrimination. His persuasive analysis suggests clear policy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN
9781588263810
SKU
V9781588263810
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