Procrastination and the Shifting Political Media Environment: An Experimental Study of Media Choice Affecting a Democratic Outcome

Ellithorpe, Morgan E.; Holbert, R. Lance; Palmer-Wackerly, Angela L.

doi:10.1080/10510974.2013.832692

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“…In the second, far less common, free-choice design, researchers present respondents with multiple news items from which to choose and then ask for their opinions on issues over which partisans usually disagree (see, e.g., Ellithorpe, Holbert, and Palmer-Wackerly 2013; Knobloch-Westerwick and Kleinman 2012; Knobloch-Westerwick and Meng 2009). This allows investigators to determine the extent to which participants choose sources compatible with their preexisting beliefs, as well as to measure differences in attitudes between participants who consume different news sources.…”

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Persuading the Enemy: Estimating the Persuasive Effects of Partisan Media with the Preference-Incorporating Choice and Assignment Design

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Does media choice cause polarization, or merely reflect it? We investigate a critical aspect of this puzzle: How partisan media contribute to attitude polarization among different groups of media consumers. We implement a new experimental design, called the Preference-Incorporating Choice and Assignment (PICA) design, that incorporates both free choice and forced exposure. We estimate jointly the degree of polarization caused by selective exposure and the persuasive effect of partisan media. Our design also enables us to conduct sensitivity analyses accounting for discrepancies between stated preferences and actual choice, a potential source of bias ignored in previous studies using similar designs. We find that partisan media can polarize both its regular consumers and inadvertent audiences who would otherwise not consume it, but ideologically opposing media potentially also can ameliorate the existing polarization between consumers. Taken together, these results deepen our understanding of when and how media polarize individuals.

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Persuading the Enemy: Estimating the Persuasive Effects of Partisan Media with the Preference-Incorporating Choice and Assignment Design

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Conceptualizing political information literacy among young people: A systematized review of the literature

Koren

2023

Education, Citizenship and Social

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Political Information Literacy (PIL) is a vital and essential set of skills pre-dominantly discussed in Library and Information Studies disciplines. PIL is necessary to navigate the convoluted political information landscape, including the threats to democracy and the spreading of misinformation, disinformation, and fake news. Having PIL is especially crucial in adolescence and young adulthood as these are prime phases where young people shape their beliefs and attitudes and learn about their political and civic lives. Understanding what it means to have PIL is essential so that educators and practitioners can teach and assess PIL, resulting in young people being able to understand, analyze, critique, and make informed decisions on political information. This systematized review sampled 99 journal articles and conference papers from seven databases in the disciplines affiliated with the social sciences published between 2006 and 2022. The paper discusses how different factors shape and contribute to or hinder young people’s political knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy as they navigate political information. This work sheds light on findings from various countries and a diverse age range of young people in various life stages (13–35). It highlights populations that may have been excluded and provides potential questions that can be further investigated.

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Procrastination and the Shifting Political Media Environment: An Experimental Study of Media Choice Affecting a Democratic Outcome

Cited by 2 publications

References 35 publications

Persuading the Enemy: Estimating the Persuasive Effects of Partisan Media with the Preference-Incorporating Choice and Assignment Design

Persuading the Enemy: Estimating the Persuasive Effects of Partisan Media with the Preference-Incorporating Choice and Assignment Design

Conceptualizing political information literacy among young people: A systematized review of the literature

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