Beyond Agenda Setting: Does Media Coverage of Immigration Lead to Anti-Immigrant Behavior?

• In Event: Public Opinion and Immigration Policy

Brief Overview

We combine Bing search data and news transcript data to determine whether news coverage of immigrants leads to anti-immigrant attitudes. We also look at the overall changes in searches for and news discussions of immigration since the 2016 election.

Authors

• Masha Krupenkin, Boston College

• Shawndra Hill, Microsoft Research

• David Rothschild, Microsoft Research