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How partisan media polarize America, 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 shows that Americans who watch partisan programming do become more certain of their beliefs and less willing to weigh the merits of opposing views or to compromise. And while only a small segment of the American population watches partisan media programs, those who do tend to be more politically engaged, and their effects on national politics are therefore far-reaching. In a time when politics seem doomed to partisan discord, How Partisan Media Polarize America offers a much-needed clarification of the role partisan media might play."--Publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
viii, 213 pages
Contents
  • The new partisan media environment
  • What do partisan media actually say?
  • Why do partisan media affect viewers?
  • Can partisan media polarize?
  • Do partisan media make viewers dislike and distrust the opposition?
  • Partisan media's electoral effects
  • How partisan media matters for America
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9780226069012
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How partisan media polarize America
Title
How partisan media polarize America
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Matthew Levendusky
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"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 shows that Americans who watch partisan programming do become more certain of their beliefs and less willing to weigh the merits of opposing views or to compromise. And while only a small segment of the American population watches partisan media programs, those who do tend to be more politically engaged, and their effects on national politics are therefore far-reaching. In a time when politics seem doomed to partisan discord, How Partisan Media Polarize America offers a much-needed clarification of the role partisan media might play."--Publisher description
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Levendusky, Matthew
Dewey number
302.230973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
P95.82.U6
LC item number
L48 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Chicago studies in American politics
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  • Television broadcasting of news
  • Television in politics
  • Mass media and public opinion
  • Opposition (Political science)
  • Polarization (Social sciences)
  • Televisión
  • Televisión en política
  • Medios de comunicación social y opinión pública
  • Medios de comunicación social
  • Mass media and public opinion
  • Opposition (Political science)
  • Polarization (Social sciences)
  • Television broadcasting of news
  • Television in politics
  • United States
  • Verenigde Staten
  • Nyhetsprogram i tv
  • Allmänna opinionen
  • Opposition (politik)
  • Förenta staterna
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How partisan media polarize America, Matthew Levendusky
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-210) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The new partisan media environment
  • What do partisan media actually say?
  • Why do partisan media affect viewers?
  • Can partisan media polarize?
  • Do partisan media make viewers dislike and distrust the opposition?
  • Partisan media's electoral effects
  • How partisan media matters for America
Control code
ocn827528895
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
viii, 213 pages
Isbn
9780226069012
Lccn
2013005366
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40022723932
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780226069012
  • (OCoLC)827528895
Label
How partisan media polarize America, Matthew Levendusky
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-210) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The new partisan media environment
  • What do partisan media actually say?
  • Why do partisan media affect viewers?
  • Can partisan media polarize?
  • Do partisan media make viewers dislike and distrust the opposition?
  • Partisan media's electoral effects
  • How partisan media matters for America
Control code
ocn827528895
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
viii, 213 pages
Isbn
9780226069012
Lccn
2013005366
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40022723932
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780226069012
  • (OCoLC)827528895

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