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Very good thread from my LSE colleague @NickAnstead replying to the argument against having TV election debates. https://twitter.com/NickAnstead/status/1043144498858151936 … September 21, 2018 (@CharlieBeckett)
Broadcasters inevitably assess the value of a debate through the prism of their own objectives. That is, they want to make what they deem good TV. More important that the value of debates is properly assessed through a democratic prism and properly measured empirically [/End]. September 21, 2018 (@NickAnstead)
One final thought, where I suspect I am more in agreement with @redhistorian: recent discussion of this has been driven by the agenda of broadcasters. This is not a good way to organise debates. September 21, 2018 (@NickAnstead)
There are still outstanding questions though: for example, what is the trade off between pluralism (ie more parties taking part) and voter learning (how information voters retain after watching)? These need to be properly researched. September 21, 2018 (@NickAnstead)
Stephen Coleman from @LeedsUniMedia has done some excellent work on this & found voters like debates and find them useful. https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3800/tv_leaders_debates_should_become_part_of_the_fabric_of_major_political_events … September 21, 2018 (@NickAnstead)