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Publication type: Article
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| Title: |
The Polarizing Impact of News Coverage on Populist Attitudes in the Public: Evidence From a Panel Study in Four European Democracies
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| Author(s): |
Muller,Philipp
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Schemer,Christian
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| Source Journal Info. |
Title:Journal of Communication
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Issue Number:2017/DEC V.67 N.6
Call No.:302.205 JCO
Location: References & Periodical Hall - 2nd floor
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| Physical Description: |
p 968-992
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| Subject Area: |
Communication
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| Subject Terms: |
Communication
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| Accession Number |
163409
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Abstract
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This study explores how news messages carrying parts of the populist ideology contribute to a polarization of public opinion about populism. It combines a content analysis of news coverage on two policy areas (N?=?7,119 stories) with a two-wave panel survey (N?=?2,338) in four European metropolitan regions (Berlin, Paris, London, and Zurich). In three regions, unopposed media messages with a populist stance have a conditional effect on populist attitudes that depends on prior convictions. ...
Abstract URL:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcom.12337/full
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