How Elite Attacks on the Media Shape Political Communication

• In Event: Experiments in Political Communication

Brief Overview

What are the downstream effects of attacks on the media? Through two experiments, we find elite press attacks operate primarily by deterring the public from using the targeted news source as opposed to eliminating responsiveness to its coverage.

Authors

• Erik Peterson, Rice University

• Allison M. N. Archer, University of Houston

• Kishan Bhakta, Rice University

• Sho Izumisawa, Rice University