Recommendation Develop Clearer and More Comprehensive Guidelines on Media Coverage, paragraph 2 (Election Administration) Palestine 2005
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/PS/palestine-final-report-presidential-elections-eu-1/at_download/file
Develop external guidelines, with a more detailed explanation in the election law of how media should cover the election campaign in order to provide balanced
coverage for the public. This can help define:
- Right to reasonable access and fair treatment for all election contestants, particularly with regards to the official media.
- Duty to provide fair and professional editorial coverage (news, debates, etc.) on behalf of all electronic and official media.
- Any potential conflict of interest (i.e. candidates owning media outlets,
journalists running as candidates, advantage of the incumbent government.
etc.).
