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George Farah and Bill Moyers discuss candidate manipulation of presidential debates
George Farah, author of No Debate and executive director of Open Debates, talks to Bill Moyers from PBS about what’s wrong with US presidential debates. This 2004 interview can be viewed in three parts: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 In the interview, Farah discusses how the Commission for Presidential Debates (CPD) was founded by both Republican and … Continue reading
2010 Year in Review
2010 was a busy year: four debates (three UK debates and one Australian) with Election Debates’ quoted, cited and published in Australia, the UK and US. A partnership in Nigeria to run an Election Debates’ Workshop. Plus some great new judges added to our panel and more than 15,000 visitors. United Kingdom Debates There was … Continue reading
Nigerian Election Debates Workshop
The Debate and Development Resource Center Nigeria (DEDERC), in partnership with Election Debates, held an election debates workshop in Lagos on 25 and 26 November, 2010. The Workshop, sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation, brought together 27 journalists and youth leaders for a two day training session on organizing election debates in their communities. The mission of … Continue reading
50th Anniversary of the Kennedy-Nixon Debates
On the 50th anniversary of the first debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, a Kennedy Library Forum was held with Kennedy advisers and journalists who covered the first-ever televised presidential debate. They reflected on the historic event and how presidential debates have changed over time. Tom Oliphant moderated. The panelists also responded to … Continue reading
Adjudication Criteria
We assess debates according to the World Parliamentary Debate Rules. These rules are used by the World Universities Debating Championships, World Masters and numerous national parliamentary competitions. Judges will decide who won the debate and provide reasons for their decision. Assessing persuasiveness comes down to two areas: matter (or substance) and manner (or style). There are a … Continue reading
Statement of Purpose and Principles
Election Debates understands the value that debate can bring to individuals and communities. Our Purpose To improve the quality of election debate analysis To stimulate public discussion about election debates To educate the public about debates and the value of debate To develop relationships with media and debate associations Our Principles Independence: we will analayse debates … Continue reading
About Election Debates
This site is dedicated to improving the quality of election debates by critically assessing quality and performance. Visitors will find election debate opinions by some of the world’s foremost experts on competitive debate. Our blogger judges include winners of prestigious international debate tournaments and authors of respected debate publications. Blogger judges come from Australia, North America, Europe, … Continue reading
