How the Papers Can Really Sway Our Votes ; Media
Evening Standard - London › February 02, 2005
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THE coming General Election will be mainly a newspaper occasion.
I doubt whether television and radio coverage will make much impression on voters because broadcasters are hobbled by perverse rules on political balance.See the full content of this document
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How the Papers Can Really Sway Our Votes ; Media
When, say, Party A makes a statement, it has to be followed by reactions from Party B and from Party C. In other words, one assertion plus two denials. This is the kind of thing we will hear on television and radio: "The Tories claim they will cut public spending without damaging vital services.
No they won't, say Labour; an impossible task say the Liberal Democrats."...See the full content of this document
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