Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5059373 | Economics Letters | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Greater media presence may facilitate information transmission and consensus or amplify existing political differences. In the OECD greater media penetration is strongly correlated with reduced ideological polarization. Media penetration increases lead reductions in polarization, suggesting that this relationship is causal.
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Authors
Mickael Melki, Andrew Pickering,