[VIDEO] What are the main ethical challenges when reporting an election?

Between social media, holding those in power accountable, and pressures in the newsroom, election reporting is clearly one of the most difficult situations in journalism to navigate. The Thomson Foundation asked various media professionals what they think are the main challenges facing journalists who take on covering an election, and their responses are quite illuminating:

The Thomson Foundation and the Press Council of Indonesia will organise an extensive election coverage training programme in advance of the presidential elections in Indonesia on 9 July 2014. 

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