Comparative Election Study 1990: Media Reporting

Analysis of reporting in selected media before the national parliament elections in the Federal Republic. Topics: Coded recording of articles in print media as well as in electronic media according to their political topics (political agenda) and central aspects; evaluation of political actors and their presence with personal statements; degree of attention by the media and journalist style; occasion of reporting; problem intensity and type of problem; conflict party and conflict intensity; relevance to German unification and the election campaign; regional relevance; originator of evaluation; evaluation of action; attribution of ability, strength of achievement, activity, characteristics and social traits; tendency and direction of the evaluation; election and victory chances of the parties and candidates presented.