Artikel
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 newspapers, as opposed to individuals endorsing rather conservative positions. More politicized media also reinforce other aspects of citizens' political sophistication such as political knowledge. This enhanced political sophistication materializes in observable involvement in politics, measured by campaign contributions.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Journal: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal ; ISSN: 1864-6042 ; Volume: 13 ; Year: 2019 ; Issue: 2019-34 ; Pages: 1-13 ; Kiel: Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
- Subject
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media
ideological polarization
political sophistication
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Melki, Mickael
Sekeris, Petros
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Veröffentlichung
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Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
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Kiel
- (when)
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2019
- DOI
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doi:10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2019-34
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- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET
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- Artikel
Associated
- Melki, Mickael
- Sekeris, Petros
- Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
Time of origin
- 2019
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