Trust in nonpartisan news is essential to civil society—but is declining in the United States. However, language that demonstrates active…
Over 30,000 field experiments with The Washington Post and Upworthy showed that readers prefer simpler headlines (e.g., more common words…
We study newsworthiness in theory and practice. We focus on situations in which a news outlet observes the realization of a state of the…
How do media portrayals of potential policy beneficiaries’ identities sway public support for these policies in a public health setting?…
“In Bone of the Bone, Sarah Smarsh brings her graceful storytelling and incisive critique to the challenges that define our times--class…
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Does media choice cause polarization, or merely reflect it? We investigate a critical aspect of this puzzle: How partisan media contribute…
Social and medical scientists are often concerned that the external validity of experimental results may be compromised because of…
The past half-decade has seen a digital subscription renaissance in the news publishing industry. Publishers are increasingly recognizing a…
This chapter examines the literature concerning media choice and partisan polarization. The past few decades have seen enormous growth in…
This study presents the results of a quasi-experiment (N?=?254) conducted over the course of ten weeks in Spring 2016 to assess the…