Screen LibraryExtreme media and American politics : in defense of extremity /
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 Ann...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41183-5 |
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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 medi |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(xii,230pages): illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9783319411835 |
| Index Number: | JA85 |
| CLC: | D0 |
| Contents: | Placing Extreme Television Media In Their Historical And Economic Context -- A Deep Dive Into Extreme Television Media Selection -- The Educative Effects Of Extreme Television Media -- Exploring The Effect Of Extreme Media On Political -- The Puzzle Of Extreme Media And Political Tolerance: An Immigration Case Study -- Political Behavior And Extreme Television Media Consumption -- The Meaning And Future Of Extreme Media In American Politics. |