Media fragmentation and the polarization of the American public

John Duca and Jason L. Saving

Applied Economics Letters, 2022, vol. 29, issue 4, 277-281

Abstract: The share of Americans having no opinion about the President’s job performance has fallen since 1950, a manifestation of the political polarization that has increasingly impeded U.S. policymaking. Time series analysis attributes this to greater media fragmentation, as tracked by trends in shifts towards cable TV and computer access to media. Results suggest that political polarization will likely persist at high levels absent structural shifts.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1864270

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