Media (Mis)Perceptions of Congressional Action: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic

• In Event: Congressional Polarization

Brief Overview

We analyze an original dataset of media coverage of congressional action to provide Covid-19 relief in 2020 and 2021 to understand how media coverage portrays major and successful congressional actions and negotiations.

Authors

• James M. Curry, University of Utah

• Frances E. Lee, Princeton University

• Robert Oldham, Princeton University