By Gillian West

Channel 4 and Channel 5 have been giving more airtime to the Conservatives than other broadcasters according to research from Cardiff University.

The university’s ongoing election coverage survey, which examined bulletins on Channel 5 at 5pm, Channel 4 at 7pm and 10pm on the BBC, ITV and Sky News, found Channel 4 and Channel 5 had given Conservative party voices about a third of election coverage airtime in their main news bulletins.

The BBC and Sky News also featuring Conservative sources speaking for longer than other parties during flagship news shows. ITV, however, was found to give more airtime Read full story ›

Source: The Drum