Summary information

Study title

Media election survey 1988

Creator

Asp, Kent (Department of Journalism Media and Communication, University of Gothenburg)

Study number / PID

snd0463-1-2.0 (SND)

https://doi.org/10.5878/002148 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

This is the fifth study of the political contents in press, radio and television within the research projects ´Mass media and the electorate´, ´Swedish election campaign´ and ´Parliament, elections and the representative democracy´ and it was carried out in connection with the 1988 general election. It is a detailed campaign study of news reporting in the press, radio and television during the last four weeks before the day of the referendum. See {Media election survey 1979} for more information about the research project. Purpose: To describe, identify and analyse media's reporting of the election campaign 1988.

Methodology

Data collection period

22/08/1988 - 18/09/1988

Country

Sweden

Time dimension

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Analysis unit

Media unit: Text
Other

Universe

Nyhetsanalysen: Artikel (storstadstidningar), inslag (radio/TV) Ledaranalysen: Ledarartikel (storstadstidningar)

Sampling procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Content coding

Access

Publisher

Swedish National Data Service

Publication year

2014

Terms of data access

Access to data through SND. Access to data is restricted.

Related publications

Not available