Does Politicized Media Distort Political Discourse? Evidence from Fox News Channel

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Brief Overview

Does partisan media distort parliamentary discourse? This paper provides causal evidence using cable news transcripts, congressional speech transcripts, and exogenous variation in viewership across congressional districts due to channel positions.

Authors

• Elena Labzina, ETH_Zürich

• Elliott Ash, ETH Zurich