How Partisan Media Polarize America

Name: How Partisan Media Polarize America
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ISBN: 9780226069012

ISBN-10: 022606901X

ISBN-13: 9780226069012

Edition: 2013

Authors: Matthew Levendusky

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Forty years ago, viewers who wanted to watch the news could only choose from among the major broadcast networks, all of which presented the same news without any particular point of view. Today we have a much broader array of choices, including cable channels offering a partisan take. With partisan programs gaining in popularity, some argue that they are polarizing American politics, while others counter that only a tiny portion of the population watches such programs and that their viewers tend to already hold similar beliefs. In How Partisan Media Polarize America, Matthew Levendusky confirms—but also qualifies—both of these claims. Drawing on experiments and survey data, he…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 9/3/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.90" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Acknowledgments



The New Partisan Media Environment



What Do Partisan Media Actually Say?



Why Do Partisan Media Affect Viewers?



Can Partisan Media Polarize?


Appendix



Do Partisan Media Make Viewers Dislike and Distrust the Opposition?


Appendix



Partisan Media's Electoral Effects


Appendix



How Partisan Media Matters for America


Data Appendix


Notes


References