Format Options
From traditional to alternative, a review of some of today’s debate format options.
The Moderator-less Debate
Presenter: Andy Moore, Wisconsin Public Television
At the 2002 BPJ Debates workshop, Wisconsin Public Television producer Andy Moore proposed doing a debate without a moderator. Well, he went home and did just that. Hear the blow-by-blow account of the 2002 “moderator-less” Wisconsin gubernatorial debate.
Other Candidate Debate Format Variations
Having “Candidates to dinner” as a debate format
Spanish language debates
Role of citizen questioners
What’s wrong with doing it the old fashioned way (maybe nothing!)?
Getting candidates to play with money
Using teleconferencing and other techniques to involve remote locations and citizen questioners
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