This article examines if the emergence of more partisan media has contributed to political
polarization and led Americans to support more partisan policies and candidates. Congress …

The American electorate is characterized by political polarization, and especially by
increasingly negative affective responses toward opposing party members. To what extent …

Prior research found that stereotypical media content shapes the perception of racial groups
and social policy. Using the Ucla Communication Studies Digital News Archive, we sampled …

This study tests a model of reinforcing spirals in the context of global warming, using a 2-
wave, within-subjects panel survey with a representative sample of Americans. Results …

How does fact-checking influence individuals' attitudes and evaluations of political
candidates? Fact-checking plays an increasingly important role in US elections, yet we know …

Whether people live in echo-chambers when they consume political information online has
been the subject of much academic and public debate. This article contributes to this debate …

The emergence of a national “Tea Party” movement in the United States stimulated much
media commentary regarding the movement's origins, goals, participants, and even …

Broadcast media are declining in their power to decide which issues and viewpoints will
reach large audiences. But new information filters are appearing, in the guise of …

This study examines how selective exposure and interpersonal political disagreement
influence political polarization. Using data sets from two countries, the United States and …

The abundance of political media outlets raises concerns that citizens isolate themselves to
likeminded news, leaving the public with infrequent shared media experiences and little …