Political preferences can be salient
in organizing bodies of entertainment events that are billed as non-political
in nature. This broad inconsistency can in turn allow for others—some of which
may not be obvious. My objective here is to render such inconsistencies
transparent so that other “hidden” inconsistencies can be more easily detected
in the future. As a prime case study, I have in mind the European Broadcast
Union (EBU), and more particularly its approach to the 2024 Eurovision Song
Contest.
The full essay is at "Eurovision Song Contest."