Media-driven polarization : evidence from the US

Mickael Melki and Petros G. Sekeris

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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Year of publication:	June 24, 2019
Authors:	Melki, Mickael ; Sekeris, Petros
Publisher:	[Kiel] : [Kiel Inst. for the World Economy]
Subject:	Media \| ideological polarization \| political sophistication \| Ideologie \| Ideology \| Politische Einstellung \| Political attitudes \| USA \| United States \| Theorie \| Theory

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (ca. 13 Seiten) Illustrationen
Series:	Economics : the open-access, open-assessment journal. - Berlin : DeGruyter, ISSN 1864-6042, ZDB-ID 2324918-3. - Vol. vol. 13, 2019-34
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Research data:	https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/0IEOA8
Other identifiers:	10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2019-34 [DOI] hdl:10419/200106 [Handle]
Classification:	K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior ; H0 - Public Economics. General
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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