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Baseline Study on Election Reporting in Zimbabwe’s Mainstream Media

International Media Support (IMS);Media Monitors (2018), 62 pp.

"The study concluded that the media in Zimbabwe falls short of standards of fair and balanced coverage of political actors in the country. ZANU PF and MDC T dominated the media’s coverage and combined for 94% of the space and time dedicated to political parties whilst the remaining 15 parties acco ... more

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Understanding Nigerian Media and Elections Through Research: Analysis of the 2015 Presidential Election Campaign Messages

Rotimi Williams Olatunji, Ayo Oluwatosin, Nosa Owens-Ibie, Victor Ayedun-Aluma

Lagos: Association of Communication Scholars & Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) (2018), 10 pp.

"1. Political parties and their supporters should concentrate more on issues-based campaign messages than hate campaign messages capable of demeaning personalities, religious/ethnic beliefs as well as ethnicity. 2. Political parties and their candidates should focus more on issue of importance to na ... more

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Citizen Journalism Guidelines on Electoral Reporting in Zimbabwe

Admire Mare, Henrik Keith, Simbiso Marimbe, Rashweat Mukundu

International Media Support (IMS) (2018), 54 pp.

"The purpose of this manual is to familiarise citizen journalists with the core issues of election reporting including ethics, safety and security, fake news, hate speech and the broader issues around the electoral system in Zimbabwe. It also focuses on gender and the media, photography, live-stream ... more

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Who Debates, Who Wins? At-Scale Experimental Evidence on Debate Participation in a Liberian Election

Jeremy Bowles, Horacio Larreguy

[no publisher] (2018), 45, 24 pp.

"In this paper we assess the electoral consequences of candidate selection into the supply of widely-disseminated programmatic information in the setting of Liberia, where clientelism is pervasive and the media sector is weak. We partnered with USAID and the NGO Internews to study the impact of rand ... omized elements of a nationwide initiative to hold debates for all 73 House of Representatives seats ahead of the Liberian election of October 2017. Beyond lawmaking, House members in Liberia control access to development funds as well as play key roles in the allocation and implementation of public goods, and thus voters have incentives to care about the policy priorities of the candidates and vote accordingly. However, historically, votes have been bought as often as won (Bowles et al., 2017). In an effort to improve democratic accountability, Internews organized 129 standardized debates, with at least one in each electoral district, to solicit the policy promises of the participating candidates. In the debates, the 59% of candidates who participated were asked a series of questions by moderating journalists on particular issues of local policy relevance, most often relating to district schools, primary healthcare facilities, and infrastructural investments. Rather than large townhall-style debates, the emphasis was on soliciting concrete policy platforms and promises from the candidates that would then be rebroadcast by community radio stations. To shock the supply of policy promises, we randomly varied the intensity of invitation efforts to persuade candidates to participate in the debates. The decision to participate is risky, particularly in clientelistic settings where the returns to programmatic competition can be both limited and highly uncertain. Candidates who ‘win’ a debate may enjoy greater publicity and net electoral gains, but ex ante they risk performing poorly, revealing their policy priorities to be disconnected from their constituents and restricting their ability to target campaign promises to small groups of influential voters. These risks are especially pronounced for the leading candidates (incumbents and their challengers), who enjoy greater resources for campaigning, are adapted to the existing clientelistic equilibrium, and are more likely to be attacked by opponents to gain publicity." (Pages 2-3) more

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How the Propaganda Machine Stole the Russian Election. Monitoring of Media: Russian Presidential Election 2018

Luydmila Savchuk, Rasto Kužel

International Media Support (IMS);Memo98 (2018), 74 pp.

"The Russian state media failed to provide sufficient information about political alternatives to incumbent Vladimir Putin ahead of the 18 March presidential election. Coverage on nationwide private channels was similarly limited. For the 2018 presidential election, a strong and independent media pr ... more

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Countering Hate Speech in Elections: Strategies for Electoral Management Dodies

Arlington: International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) (2018), 41 pp.

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La couverture médiatique des élections: Le cadre légal en Europe

Ernesto Apa, Marco Bassini, Anne Bruna et al.

Strasbourg: Council of Europe (2017), 135 pp.

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"Not Worth the Risk": Threats to Free Expression Ahead of Kenya’s 2017 Elections

Human Rights Watch (2017), 76 pp.

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Using Digital and Social Media to Monitor and Reduce Violence in Kenya’s Elections

Caitriona Dowd

Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2017), 4 pp.

"Social media and digital technology offer immense potential for citizens, policymakers and practitioners to raise awareness of, monitor, and respond to violence. With Kenya’s elections approaching, technology can help to raise awareness of insecurity, support early warning, combat incitement of v ... more

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Cobertura de eventos electorales en Venezuela

Caracas: Espacio Público (2017), 2 pp.

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Influencing the Message: The Role of Media Ownership on the Press Coverage of the 2015 Presidential Electoral Campaign in Nigeria

Fatima Iyabo Abubakre

Brazilian Journalism Research, volume 13, issue 3 (2017), pp. 60-85

"This study focuses on the role of media ownership on the press coverage of the 2015 presidential election campaign in Nigeria. Using content analysis, the aim of the study was to identify the themes and examine the direction of the coverage of election campaign news items between the two main polit ... more

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The ghost in the news room: The legacy of Kenya’s 2007 post-election violence and the constraints on journalists covering Kenya’s 2013 General Election

Lisa Weighton, Patrick McCurdy

Journal of Eastern African Studies, volume 11, issue 4 (2017), pp. 649-669

"Domestic journalists covering Kenya’s 2013 General Election worked in an exceptionally challenging media environment; one which was significantly shaped by the 2007 election and post-election violence (PEV). Rooted in literature on peace journalism (PJ), we examine how the PEV of Kenya’s 2007 p ... more

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Public Trust in Elections: The Role of Media Freedom and Election Management Autonomy

Nicholas Kerr, Anna Lührmann

Accra: Afrobarometer (2017), 24 pp.

"Very few cross-national studies have examined the consequences of electoral manipulation, including the manipulation of election administration and the media, on citizens’ trust in elections. This paper addresses this gap by exploring how autonomy of election management bodies (EMBs) and media fr ... more

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Manuel d'observation des médias pendant la période électorale: Un guide d'observation à l'attention des médias et des missions d'observation électorales

Paul Nkuadio Ntemo

Arcata, Calif.: Internews (2017), 131 pp.

"Ce manuel a pour but d’accompagner les missions d’observation électorale dans leur mission de surveillance des contenus médiatiques et des discours politiques, la qualité du discours des acteurs politiques et le comportement des médias dans une période clé de la vie démocratique. Il donn ... more

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Image de soi et discours électoraux: Analyse des stratégies de communication électorale des présidentiables de 2011 en RDC

Célestin Katubadi Mputu

Paris: L'Harmattan (2017), 206 pp.

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Elections Communication Guide

Gilbert Tietaah

Legon (GH): Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2016), 32 pp.

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Media and Elections in Uganda: A Gender Analysis of Print Media Coverage of the 2016 General Elections

Kampala: Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) (2016), xx, 68 pp.

"Evidence from the study reveals that the visibility of women (candidates or voters) during coverage of the 2016 general elections in Uganda was significantly low relative to that of men, not only in terms of being read about or being heard, but also being seen in pictures. The study findings show t ... more

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Wie Strukturen Medienfreiheit einschränken: Eine Untersuchung zur Medienfreiheit in Uganda während der Präsidentschafts- und Parlamentswahlen am 18.2.2016

Kerem Schamberger

München: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Master Thesis (2016), 116 pp.

"Ugandische Eliten erwarten von Journalisten zu Wahlzeiten eine positive Berichterstattung. Kritik und Hinterfragung von Standpunkten werden nicht gerne gesehen. Die übermächtigen Ressourcen der Herrschenden werden dazu eingesetzt, diese Erwartungen zu erfüllen. Dementsprechend können Journalist ... more

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Comunicación política y elecciones en México 2015

Martín Echeverría Victoria, Carlos Enrique Ahuactzin Martínez (eds.)

Puebla: Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Instituto de Ciencias de Gobierno y Desarrollo Estratégico (2016), 258 pp.

"El estudio de los fenómenos comunicativos en las elecciones de México de 2015 constituye el punto de análisis en el presente volumen. En el marco normativo de un órgano electoral nuevo, el Instituto Nacional Electoral, las variaciones del tratamiento informativo y la presencia de estrategias me ... more

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African Digital Media Review, Issue 2

African Journalism Studies, volume 37, issue 4 (2016), pp. 1-136