talk show hosts were -...
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• critical or containing counterarguments
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Development Programme (UNDP). Contents of the infographic are the sole responsibility of the
author and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union (EU) and UNDP.
• critical or containing counterarguments
Prepared and published with the assistance of the European Union (EU) and United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP). Contents of the infographic are the sole responsibility of the
author and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union (EU) and UNDP.
Source: mediamonitor.ge Concept/Design:
During the pre-election period,
talk shows offered presentations of candidates,
rather than debate among them
Talk show hosts were:
Election coverage by talk shows
• not engaged • only acting as moderators • not contradicting the candidates with the arguments
As a result, the audience was:
Questions were not:
• related to the election programs of the candidates
• focused, thus giving the candidates the opportunity to talk about any subject they wanted
• listening to the same campaign promises repeated on every TV station by candidates
• unable to receive comprehensive information about relevance of views and programs of the candidates
• not asking the candidates to clarify their answers, even if they were unclear