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…
COVID-19 vaccines are widely available in wealthy countries, yet many people remain unvaccinated. Understanding the effectiveness -- or…
Research in American foreign policy holds that the public’s support for war significantly depends on the number of US casualties in the…
To what extent do partisan media polarize political attitudes? Although recent methodological advancements have improved scholars’ ability…
A culture of trust is usually claimed to have many public benefits--by lubricating markets, managing organizations, legitimating…
This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915’s The Birth of a Nation…