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"Partisan news' influence is presumed to be powerful, but evidence for its effects on political elites is limited. This book uses quasi-experimental research designs, observational data, and open science practices to investigate Fox News' influence on U.S. politicians during the network's rise across American media markets between 1996 and 2010"--
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; 1. A new sheriff in town?; 2. The roll out of fox news and its content; 3. Did fox news influence the decision to run for congress?; 4. Did fox news influence how members of congress voted on legislation?; 5. Did fox news affect dyadic representation?; 6. Did fox news affect collective representation?; 7. Politicians are people, too.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Kevin Arceneaux is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Political Research at Sciences Po (CEVIPOF) in Paris, France. He studies how people make political decisions and how those decisions are shaped by social group identities and exposure to the news media.Johanna Dunaway is a Professor of Political Science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and the Research Director of the Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Citizenship, & Journalism in Washington, DC. Her areas of research include news media, democracy, political attitudes, and behavior.Martin Johnson was Professor of Mass Communication and Political Science and the Kevin Pr. Reilly Sr. Chair in Political Communication in the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Ryan J. Vander Wielen is Professor of Political Science and Economics (by affiliation), and Director of the M.A. in Public Policy at Stony Brook University. His research focuses on American political institutions, quantitative methodology, and formal modeling. It examines how legislators strategically navigate their electoral circumstances, and whether voters hold them accountable.
Zusammenfassung
Partisan news' influence is presumed to be powerful, but evidence for its effects on political elites is limited. This book uses quasi-experimental research designs, observational data, and open science practices to investigate Fox News' influence on US politicians during the network's rise across American media markets between 1996 and 2010.
