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dc.contributor.authorDe Benedictis-Kessner, Justin
dc.contributor.authorBaum, Matthew A.
dc.contributor.authorBerinsky, Adam
dc.contributor.authorYamamoto, Teppei
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-01T21:47:11Z
dc.date.available2020-09-01T21:47:11Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.identifier.issn0003-0554
dc.identifier.issn1537-5943
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126889
dc.description.abstractDoes 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation (SES-1528487)en_US
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press (CUP)en_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003055419000418en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alikeen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceMIT web domainen_US
dc.titlePersuading the Enemy: Estimating the Persuasive Effects of Partisan Media with the Preference-Incorporating Choice and Assignment Designen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationde Benedictis-Kessner, Justin et al. "Persuading the Enemy: Estimating the Persuasive Effects of Partisan Media with the Preference-Incorporating Choice and Assignment Design." American Political Science Review 113, 4 (November 2019): 902-916 © 2019 American Political Science Associationen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Scienceen_US
dc.relation.journalAmerican Political Science Reviewen_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's final manuscripten_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dc.date.updated2020-06-04T19:10:42Z
dspace.date.submission2020-06-04T19:10:45Z
mit.journal.volume113en_US
mit.journal.issue4en_US
mit.licenseOPEN_ACCESS_POLICY
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