Holding a successful debate means managing a myriad of organizing tasks. This section includes comparative information ranging from first steps in organizing a debate to measuring the impact of a debate after it has taken place. Resources include debate organizing guides, “to do” checklists, debate rules, debate sponsor mission statements, public relations materials, criteria for selecting candidates and debate public opinion surveys, among other resources.
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Organizing and Producing Televised Candidate Debates: A Guide
This Guide aims to (1) promote debates as the highest-quality component of election broadcasting; and (2) provide basic information about organizing a televised debate, drawing on both global and Serbian experiences, and identify all the key aspects to keep in mind when producing this type of
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MPs to consider creating commission to preside over federal election leadership debates
A House of Commons committee will begin to study the creation of an independent commission or commissioner to oversee leaders debates during federal election campaigns. For more information, visit CBCNews.
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Mark Boyd: Debates put leaders in the spotlight, voters crowd for a look
So the debates are seen as a highlight of the campaign, allowing the voting public to see our potential prime ministers up close and unedited, rather than cut down to five-second sound bites (that's what the average is now) or even shorter and more meaningless snippets.
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Men like Miguna, Abduba Dida are odd balls: Kenyans prefer the devil they know
Common wisdom states that debates rarely sway the audience from their preferred choice but in a country like Kenya, they provide the closest thing to a level playing field for aspirants who lack the clout to enjoy dedicated media coverage. The one off TV debate is a rare opportunity for the
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To debate or not to debate – that is the question
Which brings us to Bermuda and the refusal/unwillingness of our leaders to debate. Not only now, but historically. Read more at The Royal Gazette.
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Boycott of presidential debates not good for democracy, accountability
Whatever the case, the debates are important platforms for public determination of the candidates’ understanding of issues, their grasp of policy, and ability to articulate their positions or views on important matters. Read more at Standard Digital.
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Kenya
Uhuru and Raila owe Kenyans the Presidential Debate 2017
Both statesmen have threatened to boycott the first televised Presidential Debate under the 2010 Constitution, denying the largest number of registered voters in the history of Kenyan electioneering the chance to see them think on their feet and address the burning issues of the day. Read more at
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Should Uhuru and Raila attend the presidential debate?
While it is true the debate may have no impact on the voting pattern, it provides Kenyans with an opportunity to interrogate the two leaders' policies, especially on emotive issues such as land. This can be done in a conducive environment where conclusive and exhaustive responses can be sought. Read
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Impact of presidential debate on voters in August 8 election
At the very least, they can provide voters with new information about the candidates. With the presidential race as close as it is between Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, we should expect heightened sensitivities and endless speculation about the purpose of the debate and whether or not it would
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Debate público por ley: “Jujuy Debate”
El proyecto jujeño, que necesitaría de la modificación del Código Electoral provincial para incorporar la figura del debate público entre candidatos (a Senador/a y Gobernador/a), de manera obligatoria, se presenta hoy como una posibilidad única y primera para institucionalizar al debate como
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Argentina
Want to ‘bring the nation together’? Have a leaders’ TV debate
Our PM says she wants to “unite Britain”, to bring every part of the nation together. But how does she even begin to do that if halfway-proper debates – scoring over 7 million then over 8 million viewers in 2015 – are off the agenda? Debates attract healthy audiences because they seem to be special
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Come on Mrs May, Mongolia holds TV election debates, British voters deserve them too
Television debates have, over the last seven years, become an immovable feature of the British political landscape. A staging post on the way to the polling station, a focal point on the journey to government or opposition – and, most importantly of all, a chance to speak more-or-less directly to
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