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Pluralism or partisanship? Calibrating punditry on BBC2's Politics Live

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Morrison J (2019) Pluralism or partisanship? Calibrating punditry on BBC2's Politics Live. electionanalysis.uk [Blog post] 16.12.2019. https://www.electionanalysis.uk/uk-election-analysis-2019/section-7-news-and-journalism/pluralism-or-partisanship-calibrating-punditry-on-bbc2s-politics-live/

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First paragraph: What should pluralistic punditry look like in a multi-party parliamentary democracy? How should a state-owned broadcaster’s flagship political show populate its panels before elections to guarantee balance between Left, Right and Centre, eliminate perceptions of bias, and maintain that most disputed measure of fairness: impartiality?

Type of mediaBlog post
StatusPublished
Publication date16/12/2019
Publication date online16/12/2019
PublisherPolitical Studies Association

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Dr James Morrison

Dr James Morrison

Associate Prof. in Journalism, Communications, Media and Culture