My new Cambridge Element is FREE for the next few weeks. It takes on an important question: does the media's obsession with covering misinformation have the unintentional effect of eroding trust? I'll give some answers in this thread... www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - How News Coverage of Misinformation Shapes Perceptions and Trust
Lots more detail in both Elements, which are entirely FREE to download for the next few weeks. Check out these and others in the series here!: www.cambridge.org/core/publica... (4/4)
In “Angry and Wrong: The Emotional Dynamics of Partisan Media and Political Misperceptions”, Weeks examines how partisan media affect false political beliefs, in part by generating anger. doi.org/10.1017/9781... (3/4)
In "How News Coverage of Misinformation Shapes Perceptions and Trust," @emilythorson.bsky.socialdoi.org/10.1017/9781... (2/4)
Graphics showing trends over time, and differences in coverage across networks, are also available at snsoroka.com/2024
Here are updated data on the sentiment of news coverage of Harris and Trump, discussed in @goodauth.bsky.social .
This analysis shows Harris is getting better TV coverage than Trump. The tone of the two candidates’ campaigns may be one reason why. Here's the data: goodauthority.org/news/why-har...
Harris got very TV positive coverage surrounding the Sept. 10 presidential debate, which most commentators believe she won.
Here are results from a sentiment analysis of television news coverage of Harris and Trump, up to today. Methodology is described in more detail on the website, and I'm hoping to update this page semi-regularly during the campaign. snsoroka.com/2024
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