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Eyes of Democracy: The Media and Elections
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Esipisu, Manoah, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mass media--Political aspects--Commonwealth countries.
- Press and politics--Political aspects--Commonwealth countries.
- Elections--Commonwealth countries.
- Journalism--Commonwealth countries.
- Commonwealth countries--Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (142 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] Commonwealth Secretariat 2009
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The media plays a crucial role in ensuring that elections are conducted fairly, and are seen to be credible. Changing technologies are changing the speed and nature of reporting, but the key issue remains the same: media plays an essential part in ensuring freedom of expression and in guaranteeing democracy.In Eyes of Democracy, two experienced media professionals offer fellow journalists an overview of the issues, testimonies from colleagues on the ground, and guidelines for good practice, along with reports from Commonwealth Observer Groups on election reporting in a select number of Commonwealth countries.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-11557-X
- 9786612115578
- 1-84859-031-8
- OCLC:
- 646005193
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