Abstract

What is the point of studio audiences in high-profile political leaders’ debate TV programmes, and what should they do? This chapter considersthe first question using Coleman’s Spectacle/Reflection distinction, and proposes that answering the second can be helped by distinguishing between Outcome and Process analyses of democracy. It ends by suggesting that these approaches can be a useful way of thinking about audiences and political journalism more generally, beyond debates and beyond TV.

Publication Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in The Routledge Companion to Political Journalism on 12 Oct 2021, available online: https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Political-Journalism/Morrison-Birks-Berry/p/book/9780367248222.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting
Departments:	School of Communication & Creativity > Journalism

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