Chapter 1. Questioning candidates

Clayman, Steven E.; Romaniuk, Tanya

doi:10.1075/dapsac.42.05cla

In:Talking Politics in Broadcast Media: Cross-cultural perspectives on political interviewing, journalism and accountability
Edited by Mats Ekström and Marianna Patrona
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 42] 2011
► pp. 15–32

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Chapter 1. Questioning candidates

Steven E. Clayman

Tanya Romaniuk

Published online: 26 August 2011

https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.42.05cla

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