American Support for the Fourth Estate: The Influence of Education and Partisanship on Attitudes Towards the “Watchdog" Role of the Press

• In Event: Public Perception of the Press

Brief Overview

This paper analyzes the role that partisanship and education play in public support for the media’s democratic role as a government watchdog by examining theories from political tolerance literature and John Zaller’s theory of opinion formation.

Author

• Jessica J James, The George Washington University