Terror in the Streets: The Political Consequences of Portrayals of Violence

• In Event: Linked Fate and Panethnicity

Brief Overview

We test how stories about police violence affect feelings of anxiety, mortality salience, and political participation. We argue that perceptions of linked rate, rooted in race, moderate the effects of media stories on political efficacy and interest.

Authors

• Rongal Watson, Beloit College

• Philip Chen, Beloit College

• Michael Strawbridge, Purdue University