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Publication Date: 1996
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The South African Broadcasting Corporation's Coverage of the 1987 and 1989 Elections: The Matter of Visual Bias.
Grabe, Maria Elizabeth
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, v40 n2 p153-79 Spr 1996
The visual bias in the South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) television coverage of the last two all-white election campaigns is assessed. Camera and editing techniques were divided into 12 categories and conceptually labeled as positively or negatively biased. Results indicated that the governing National Party received the most favorable visual portrayals during both elections. Contains 96 references. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Bias, Foreign Countries, Political Campaigns, Political Candidates, Politics, Television, Visual Aids
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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