Extreme Media and American Politics
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Extreme Media and American Politics

In Defense of Extremity

  1. 239 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Extreme Media and American Politics

In Defense of Extremity

About this book

This book asks: what are extreme television media, and are they actually bad for American politics?  Taylor explores these questions, and how these media affect political knowledge, trust, efficacy, tolerance, policy attitudes, and political behaviors. Using experiments and data from the National Annenberg Election Study, this book shows how extreme media create both positive and negative externalities in American politics. Many criticize these media because of their bombastic nature, but bombast and affect also create positive effects for some consumers. Previous research shows partisan media exacerbate polarization, and those findings are taken further on immigration policy here. However, they also increase political knowledge, increase internal efficacy, and cause their viewers to engage in informal political behaviors like political discussion and advocacy. The findings suggest there is much to be gained from these media market entrepreneurs, and we should be wary of painting with too broad a brush about their negative effects.

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Year
2016
Print ISBN
9783319411828
eBook ISBN
9783319411835

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures
  4. List of Tables
  5. Chapter 1: Placing Extreme Television Media in Their Historical and Economic Context
  6. Chapter 2: A Deep Dive into Extreme Television Media Selection
  7. Chapter 3: The Educative Effects of Extreme Television Media
  8. Chapter 4: Exploring the Effect of Extreme Media on Political Trust and Efficacy
  9. Chapter 5: The Puzzle of Extreme Media and Political Tolerance: An Immigration Case Study
  10. Chapter 6: Political Behavior and Extreme Television Media Consumption
  11. Chapter 7: The Meaning and Future of Extreme Media in American Politics
  12. Appendix A: Scripts for Treatments and Mentions
  13. Appendix B: Data
  14. Index

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