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Not All Local News is Equal: Analyzing the (De)Polarizing Effects of Local News

Fri, April 4, 1:30 to 3:00pm CDT (1:30 to 3:00pm CDT), Palmer House Hilton, Floor: 3rd, Salon 4

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Is local news (de-)polarizing? Using data from the Local News Initiative and the ANES, we find individuals in news deserts to be less polarized than their counterparts, but the effect is conditional on characteristics of the non-news desert.

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