Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0663208

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0663208

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Political reporting of Australian election campaigns. Up to 40% of Australian voters decide their vote during an election campaign but most never have any direct contact with candidates and rely instead on information from newspapers, radio, television and the Internet. According to democratic theory, these media should act as a site for political information and debate to enable voters to make an informed choice. If they are not performing this role well, then as a community, Australians are missing out. This project assesses the quality of election reporting to find out how well or badly we are served by those who report and comment on politics.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 31-12-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $289,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Australian Government And Politics | Communication And Media Studies | Journalism | Political Science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding electoral systems |

Other Keywords

Australian Government And Politics | Communication And Media Studies | Journalism | Political Science | The Media | Understanding electoral systems

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