Concept information
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communication and media studies
communication studies
political communications
law and regulation
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politics and international relations
political science
political communications
law and regulation
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communication and media studies
communication studies
political communications
political campaigns
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politics and international relations
political science
political communications
political campaigns
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environmental, urban and regional sociology
environmental sociology
politics
political campaigns
Preferred term
free airtime
Definition
- The concept of free airtime generally refers to a plan or process of making commercial airtime available to political candidates at no charge. Application ideas have varied from public forums and debates to political commercials, with proponents citing the public interest standard for broadcasters as the impetus for the free airtime. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Free Airtime]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/free_airtime
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