Ideological polarization and the media

Mickael Melki and Andrew Pickering

Economics Letters, 2014, vol. 125, issue 1, 36-39

Abstract: Greater media presence may facilitate information transmission and consensus or amplify existing political differences. In the OECD greater media penetration is strongly correlated with reduced ideological polarization. Media penetration increases lead reductions in polarization, suggesting that this relationship is causal.

Keywords: Ideology; Polarization; Media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 L82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2014.08.008

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