Votes That Count and Voters Who Don't: How Journalists Sideline Electoral Participation (Without Even Knowing It)

(Part of the Rhetoric and Democratic Deliberation Series)

by Sharon E. Jarvis and Soo-Hye Han

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For decades, journalists have called the winners of U.S. presidential elections--often in error--well before the closing of the polls. In Votes That Count and Voters Who Don't, Sharon E. Jarvis and Soo-Hye Han investigate what motivates journalists to call elections before the votes have been tallied and, more importantly, what this and similar practices signal to the electorate about the value of voter participation.

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Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0271081252

ISBN13:9780271081250

Release Date:August 2018

Publisher:Penn State University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:1.06 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Votes That Count and Voters Who Don't: How Journalists Sideline Electoral Participation (Without Even Knowing It)

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