Media Effects on Political Extremism: the Role of Fox News in Mobilizing Support for the Tea Party Movement

• In Event: The Political Economy of Mass Media in the United States

Brief Overview

Leveraging quasi-random exposure to Fox News in cable TV, we analyze how Fox News’ favorable and extensive coverage of the Tea Party movement mobilized support for the movement in terms of protests, campaign contributions, and primary voting.

Authors

• Zhao Li, Princeton University

• Gregory John Martin, Stanford University