Reality versus Coverage: An analysis of the Gorsuch and Kavanaugh Hearings

• In Event: Media Coverage, Scandals and the Courts

Brief Overview

We examine the content of the Gorsuch and Kavanaugh confirmation hearings and subsequent media coverage and compare this coverage to the four previous nominations to generate a theory of media coverage of Supreme Court confirmations.

Authors

• Rorie L. Spill - Solberg, Oregon State University

• Eric N. Waltenburg, Purdue University-Main Campus