The right of a presidential/government candidate to receive time on television in other countries
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Abstract The next presidential election campaign on television is likely to feature many spot commercials for the candidates, short news clips of candidates in on-site appearances staged for television, unanswered addresses to the nation or news conferences by the incumbent, relatively limited opportunities for the principal candidates to address the electorate, and, until the last moment, uncertainty about whether the candidates will appear face-to-face in debates. This use of television in presidential campaigns may have negative effects, including unfairly favoring wealthy interests and incumbents, encouraging political factionalism, and placing pressures on broadcasters that threaten First Amendment principles. The public would be better served by permitting broadcasters to present the two leading candidates without having to provide equal time to all other candidates; by giving the principal candidates television time during the campaign to address the electorate; by the adoption of party rules requiring that candidates participate in televised presidential debates; and by encouraging the use of new communications technologies to provide additional political information to the voters. Show Journal Information Each issue of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, guest edited by scholars and experts in the field, presents more than 200 pages of timely, in-depth research on a significant topic of interest to its readership which includes academics, researchers, policymakers, and professionals. Publisher Information Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE is a leading international provider of innovative, high-quality content publishing more than 900 journals and over 800 new books each year, spanning a wide range of subject areas. A growing selection of library products includes archives, data, case studies and video. SAGE remains majority owned by our founder and after her lifetime will become owned by a charitable trust that secures the company’s continued independence. Principal offices are located in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC and Melbourne. www.sagepublishing.com Rights & Usage This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. Read Online (Free) relies on page scans, which are not currently available to screen readers. To access this article, please contact JSTOR User Support . We'll provide a PDF copy for your screen reader. With a personal account, you can read up to 100 articles each month for free. Get StartedAlready have an account? Log in Monthly Plan
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Log in through your institution journal article Assessing the Role of Local Television News in Elections: Stimulating Involvement or IndifferenceYale Law & Policy Review Vol. 11, No. 2 (1993) , pp. 433-457 (25 pages) Published By: Yale Law & Policy Review, Inc. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40239408 Read and download Log in through your school or library Alternate access options For independent researchers Read Online Read 100 articles/month free Subscribe to JPASS Unlimited reading + 10 downloads Journal Information Founded in 1982, the Yale Law & Policy Review is a semi-annual publication featuring scholarly articles written by law professors and other professionals as well as timely policy proposals and legal analyses composed by judges, elected officials, policymakers, and practitioners. YLPR publishes at least one such Policy Essay per Issue in addition to article-length works, occasional academic Essays, and student Notes and Comments or Book Reviews. Publisher Information The Yale Law & Policy Review is published twice each academic year by students of the Yale Law School. YLPR provides a forum for engaging with various contemporary legal and policy issues. Views expressed in YLPR are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the members. YLPR publishes solicited and unsolicited articles, book reviews, and student-written pieces. Rights & Usage This item is part
of a JSTOR Collection. What was the purpose of the equal time rule?The equal-time rule specifies that American radio and television broadcast stations must provide equivalent access to competing political candidates.
What is the purpose of a political ad?Political advertising is defined as advertising displays, newspaper ads, billboards, signs, brochures, articles, tabloids, flyers, letters, radio or TV presentations, or other means of mass communication, used for the purpose of appealing, directly or indirectly, for votes or for financial or other support or ...
What role does election play in a democracy?Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government.
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