Why Do Partisan Media Polarize Viewers?

The recent increase in partisan media has generated interest in whether such outlets polarize viewers. I draw on theories of motivated reasoning to explain why partisan media polarize viewers, why these programs affect some viewers much more strongly than others, and how long these effects endure. U...

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Published in:American journal of political science 2013-07, Vol.57 (3), p.611-623
Main Author: Levendusky, Matthew S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude strength
Audiences
Bias
Citizens
Conservatism
Cross cutting
Expectations
Experiment design
Experimental methods
Experiments
Mass Media Effects
Media
Motivated reasoning
Motivation
News media
Partisanship
Political attitudes
Political behaviour
Political parties
Political partisanship
Political science
Political support
Postexposure
Programming (Broadcast)
Reasoning
Viewers
Voters
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