Media professionals make use of various production techniques in the visual portrayal of politicians on television. A large body of literature indicates that these techniques exert varying influence on, for example, the evaluation of these actors, leading to the question of whether politicians are depicted in an equal way. Focusing on televised debates, this content analysis of five German debates aims to determine if there is a visual bias in the portrayal of candidates, depending on party affiliation, gender and role. Among other forms of bias, the authors find a difference in the use of camera movements and angle depending on the candidate’s gender and party affiliation.

媒体专业人士在电视上以政治人物的形象描绘各种制作技术。大量文献表明，这些技术对例如对这些行为者的评估产生了不同的影响，从而引发了一个问题，即是否以平等的方式描绘了政治人物。重点关注电视辩论，对五场德国辩论的内容分析旨在确定候选人的刻画是否存在视觉偏见，具体取决于党派，性别和角色。在其他形式的偏见中，作者发现，根据候选人的性别和政党归属，在使用摄像机运动和角度方面存在差异。