Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments and Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Italy; CHAPTER 2 United States of America; CHAPTER 3 Germany; CHAPTER 4 South Africa; CHAPTER 5 France; CHAPTER 6 Russia; CHAPTER 7 United Kingdom; CHAPTER 8 Notes From an Election Observer; CHAPTER 9 Conclusion; CHAPTER 10 Media and Elections: Some Reflections and Recommendations; APPENDIX A Internet Sources for Electoral Legislation, Regulation, and Court Decisions; APPENDIX B The European Institute for the Media-Media and Democracy Programme
APPENDIX C List of Media-Monitoring Missions Conducted by the Media and Democracy Programme of the European Institute for the MediaContributors; Author Index; Subject Index
Summary
This study presents a set of national case studies and an analysis of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are employed by nation states to ensure that the media perform according to certain standards during election periods
