Media-driven polarization. Evidence from the US
The authors use US data on media coverage of politics and individual survey data to document that citizens exposed to more politicized newspapers have more extreme political preferences. This polarization effect of media is mainly driven by individuals who harbor liberal opinions reading more newspa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Economics: Journal Articles |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2019-34 |