Political Participation and Ideological News Online: “Differential Gains” and “Differential Losses” in a Presidential Election Cycle

Brundidge, Jennifer; Garrett, R. Kelly; Rojas, Hernando; Zúñiga, Homero Gil de

doi:10.1080/15205436.2013.821492

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“…Using panel data, Dilliplane (2011) demonstrated that during the 2008 U.S. election campaign, exposure to congruent news increased participation whereas exposure to incongruent news decreased it. A similar pattern was observed in an analysis of two other survey data sets independently collected during the 2008 election, though in this study, the negative effect of crosscutting media exposure was contingent on participation in online political discussion (Brundidge, Garrett, Rojas, & Gil de Zúñiga, 2014). Congruent exposure to partisan news media was also associated with political participation in Stroud’s (2011) data with some indication from panel studies that exposure is linked to participation.…”

Section: Partisan Media and Political Participationsupporting

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Why Do Partisan Audiences Participate? Perceived Public Opinion as the Mediating Mechanism

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Garrett

Tsfati

2015

Communication Research

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Section: Partisan Media and Political Participationsupporting

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Why Do Partisan Audiences Participate? Perceived Public Opinion as the Mediating Mechanism

Dvir-Gvirsman

Garrett

Tsfati

2015

Communication Research

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“…In line with Bryce's () classic model of public opinion formation, previous research has also found that political talk is a central intervening variable in the process of media use and media effects on political behavior. Research has found that discussion frequency can either mediate (Shat et al, 2005) or moderate (Brundidge et al, ) the effects of news media use on civic and political participation, although the explanations for this intervening role have not been addressed empirically as most studies operationalize talk as frequency of discussion.…”

Section: Discussion and Civic Participationmentioning

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Motivations for Political Discussion: Antecedents and Consequences on Civic Engagement

2016

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Scholarship on informal discussion of politics and current events has mainly focused on its cognitive, attitudinal, and behavioral effects. In comparison, fewer studies have addressed the antecedents of political talk. Using 2‐wave U.S. panel survey data, this study sheds light over 2 sets of motivations people may have for engaging in political conversation: civic‐oriented and social‐oriented goals; and their effects over civic participation. Using structural equation modeling, results suggest that both civic and social motivations are positive predictors of frequency of political discussion, and indirectly associated with civic engagement. From a theoretical perspective, these findings cast political talk as a more complex phenomenon than what deliberative theory suggests, and point to social motivations as an additional path to civic life.

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“…Furthermore, social media amplifies partisan news, which itself is more emotionally charged than nonpartisan news (Hasell, 2020). This type of exposure to likeminded news content motivates political participation (Stroud, 2011; Brundidge et al., 2014; Knobloch‐Westerwick and Johnson, 2014; Wojcieszak et al., 2015), especially online political participation (Feezell, 2016).…”

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Racial Politics and the Presidency: Analyzing White House Visits by Professional Sports Teams

Bailey

Trantham

2021

Social Science Quarterly

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Objectives. This article investigates the impact of racial politics on White House visits by professional sports teams. Given increasing political polarization and varying racial compositions of major sports leagues, we hypothesize increased visits and objections over time while the prevalence of nonwhite players in a league detrimentally affects visits with Republican presidents and objections to visiting with them. Methods. Utilizing an original data set, we employ binary logistic regression to examine White House visits and objections by champions of six major professional sports leagues between 1993 and 2019. Results. We find (1) increased visits and objections over time; (2) a negative relationship between a league's nonwhite composition and the likelihood of a White House visit; and (3) a positive relationship between a league's nonwhite composition and objections to visits with Republican presidents. Conclusions. This research provides a more nuanced understanding of how racial politics influences the relationship between the American presidency, society, and culture. The president's Chief of State role involves hosting public events including honoring championship sports teams at the White House. This activity dates to the Civil War era, providing a long-term connection between the athletic and political realms. During his presidency, Donald Trump demonstrated conflicting feelings toward this time-honored practice, even doing so within the span of a few days. On June 4, 2018, the president released a statement through the Office of the Press Secretary announcing that "the Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow." The statement asserted that "they disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country." Finally, the president said that "the Eagles wanted to send a smaller delegation, but the 1,000 fans planning to attend the event deserve better." In response, former Eagles wide receiver Torrey Smith tweeted, "There are a lot of people on the team that have plenty of different views. The men and women that wanted to go should've been able to go. It's a cowardly act to cancel the celebration because the majority of the people don't want to see you. To make it about the anthem is foolish." Four days later, however, Trump expressed support for another sports team. On June 8, 2018, the president tweeted, "Congratulations to the Washington Capitals on their GREAT play and winning the Stanley Cup Championship…D.C. is popping, in many ways. What a time!" While Trump's statements certainly express varying personal

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Political Participation and Ideological News Online: “Differential Gains” and “Differential Losses” in a Presidential Election Cycle

Cited by 34 publications

References 52 publications

Why Do Partisan Audiences Participate? Perceived Public Opinion as the Mediating Mechanism

Why Do Partisan Audiences Participate? Perceived Public Opinion as the Mediating Mechanism

Motivations for Political Discussion: Antecedents and Consequences on Civic Engagement

Racial Politics and the Presidency: Analyzing White House Visits by Professional Sports Teams

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