Another Lesson about Public Opinion during the Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal

Data from Pew Research Center polls from early February 1998 through late February 1999 show that only about a third of the American public followed media accounts of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal "very closely," which is a facet of public reaction that has been largely neglected. Levels of...

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Published in:Presidential studies quarterly 2002-06, Vol.32 (2), p.276-292
Main Author: Bennett, Stephen Earl
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bill Clinton
Clinton, Bill
Clinton, William Jefferson (Bill)
Ethics
Government and politics
Impeachment
Journalism
Lewinsky, Monica
Lewinsky, Monica S
Media
Media coverage
Monica Lewinsky
News
Political aspects
Political elections
Political opinions
Political partisanship
Political science
Polls
Presidency
President
Presidents
Presidents (Government)
Public affairs
Public interest
Public knowledge
Public Opinion
Research facilities
Scandals
Social Response
Terrorism
U.S.A
United States
United States of America
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Summary:Data from Pew Research Center polls from early February 1998 through late February 1999 show that only about a third of the American public followed media accounts of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal "very closely," which is a facet of public reaction that has been largely neglected. Levels of heed paid to media stories about the scandal affected knowledge about key personalities and facets of the imbroglio. In addition, data show that the amount of attention paid to the news about the scandal resonated with opinions about diverse aspects of the scandal. Students of public opinion need to take the public's relative inattention to the scandal into account.
ISSN:0360-4918
1741-5705
DOI:10.1111/j.0360-4918.2002.00221.x