The House That Fox News Built? - Representation, Political Accountability, Rise of Partisan News

The influence of partisan news is presumed to be powerful, but evidence for its effects on political elites is limited, often based more on anecdotes than science. Using a rigorous quasi-experimental research design, observational data, and open science practices, this book carefully demonstrates how the re-emergence and rise of partisan cable news in the US affected the behavior of political elites during the rise and proliferation of Fox News across media markets between 1996 and 2010. Despite widespread concerns over the ills of partisan news, evidence provides a nuanced, albeit cautionary tale. On one hand, findings suggest that the rise of Fox indeed changed elite political behavior in recent decades. At the same time, the limited conditions under which Fox News' influence occurred suggests that concerns about the network's power may be overstated.

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• Authors: Kevin Arceneaux, Kevin (Sciences Po Arceneaux, Arceneaux Kevin, Johanna Dunaway, Johanna et al Dunaway, Martin Johnson, Ryan J. Vander Wielen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2024
• EAN: 9781009432078
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0943207-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Communication, Society and Politics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Media Studies, Political Parties, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, REFERENCE / Research, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Press & journalism, Political science & theory, Communication Studies, United States of America, USA, Social research & statistics, Political science and theory, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism, Social research and statistics, Central / national / federal government, Political parties and party platforms, Central government, Research methods: general