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Parties and the Media: New Research and Directions for Study

Thu, September 15, 10:00 to 11:30am, TBA

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

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This panel examines the complex and increasingly important relationship between American political parties and the news media. How does media coverage of primary candidates affect party nominations? What sort of role does Fox News play in modern Republican nomination contests? How does issue coverage prime voters to evaluate different candidates? Does coverage provide voters with enough information to distinguish between candidates ideologically?

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