,Media Monitoring to Promote Democratic Elections: An NDI Handbook for Citizen Organizations

Media Monitoring to Promote Democratic Elections: An NDI Handbook for Citizen Organizations


 

Publication Date: January 2002

Publisher: National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Author(s): Patrick Merloe; Robert Norris

Research Area: Media, telecommunications, and information; Politics

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Abstract:

This handbook takes a step-by-step approach to media monitoring. It covers: the importance of determining who controls the media and the difference between state-controlled versus private and broadcast versus print media; issues to address in deciding what media and what subjects to monitor; planning and organization of a media monitoring project; monitoring methodology, including specific instructions for monitoring different types of media; and considerations for the presentation of findings and recommendations.