Research
Growing Pains for Global Monitoring of Societal Events
News Coverage of the 2016 National Conventions: Negative News, Lacking Context
Live television coverage of the national party conventions gives the nominees the opportunity to present themselves unmediated and at length to the American people.
Controlling Political Communication and Civil Society under Xi Jinping
MERICS Paper on China No.
Education, Socialization, and Political Trust
News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has Consequences
How did the news media cover the 2016 presidential primaries and how did it affect the candidates’ chances?
Pre-Primary News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Race: Trump’s Rise, Sanders’ Emergence, Clinton’s Struggle
What’s the best predictor of which candidate will win the presidential nomination? The winner of the Iowa caucus?
Review of In-Your-Face Politics: The Consequences of Uncivil Media
Good writing is uncommon enough in an academic book to be praiseworthy. When coupled with solid research on an important topic, a book is to be celebrated.
Reporting Bias and Information Warfare
The Longest War Story: Elite Rhetoric, News Coverage, and The U.S. War in Afghanistan
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