Researchers Paid Fox News Viewers to Watch CNN – and Many Changed Their Minds

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  • Nickdfresh
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    • Oct 2004
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    Researchers Paid Fox News Viewers to Watch CNN – and Many Changed Their Minds

    Researchers Paid Fox News Viewers to Watch CNN – and Many Changed Their Minds on COVID, Mail-in Ballots and More
    A new study reveals the extent to which partisan media impacts political beliefs


    Harper Lambert | April 4, 2022 @ 3:41 PM



    A new study published Sunday found that American viewers are likely to change their political views based on the media outlets from which they get their information.

    David E. Broockman of the University of California, Berkeley and Joshua Kalla of Yale spent five years researching the effect of partisan media on people’s political views. They tested their theory by gathering a sample of Fox News viewers, some of whom were paid to watch CNN for about seven hours a per week during the month of September 2020. The control group, comprised of the rest of the participants, continued to watch Fox News.

    At the end of the testing period, the groups took three rounds of news surveys. Two significant findings emerged from the results: Fox and CNN covered different topics during the survey period, and the Fox-to-CNN group changed their attitudes about several issues.

    For instance, those in the switcher group emerged 5 percent more likely to believe in the existence of long COVID. They were also 6 percentage points more likely to think that other countries handled the virus better than the U.S. did.

    There was also evidence of change regarding attitudes about the 2020 election, as participants were 7 points more likely to support voting by mail.

    The most notable differences revolved around race and President Biden. Participants were 10 points less likely to think that supporters of Biden were glad when police officers got shot, and 13 points less likely to think the number of police who get shot by Black Lives Matter protesters would increase if he were to be elected. They were also 11 points less inclined to say Biden should focus on controlling violent protesters than COVID.

    Although the experiment isn’t likely to permanently or drastically alter the subjects’ political leanings – only 24 percent said they supported mail-in ballots, and 46 percent remained convinced that Biden was happy about police shootings – the findings are significant. There’s proof in their revised stances on Fox News, as “treated participants concluded that Fox concealed negative information about President Trump.”

    The abstract concluded with the statement, “Partisan media does not only present its side an electoral advantage—it may present a challenge for democratic accountability.”

    You can read the full study here: https://osf.io/jrw26/
  • FORD
    ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

    • Jan 2004
    • 59239

    #2
    Eat Us And Smile

    Cenk For America 2024!!

    Justice Democrats


    "If the American people had ever known the truth about what we (the BCE) have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched." - Poppy Bush, 1992

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    • twonabomber
      formerly F A T
      ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

      • Jan 2004
      • 11283

      #3
      It'll be interesting to see what new management does at CNN. Supposedly the opinion shows will be going to CNN+ and CNN will be just news and not opinion.
      Writing In All Proper Case Takes Extra Time, Is Confusing To Read, And Is Completely Pointless.

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      • Kristy
        DIAMOND STATUS
        • Aug 2004
        • 16569

        #4
        So good to know this. Belongs right up there with 'The Sky is Blue' and "Water is Wet' stories. Maybe Puke Yuger will deliver one of his poignant "Of Course! Of Course!" opinions.

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        • Nickdfresh
          SUPER MODERATOR

          • Oct 2004
          • 49385

          #5
          Originally posted by twonabomber
          It'll be interesting to see what new management does at CNN. Supposedly the opinion shows will be going to CNN+ and CNN will be just news and not opinion.
          It's a false equivalency to an extent as CNN doesn't have an "entertainment-opinion" sector that in any way mirrored Bill O'Reilly/Tucker Carlson/Biff Henderson or whatever that fucking guys name is. Don Lemon and Anderson Cooper are in no way anything close to Cunter Tarlson in bias and complete nonfactual inventives....

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          • FORD
            ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

            • Jan 2004
            • 59239

            #6
            Originally posted by Kristy
            So good to know this. Belongs right up there with 'The Sky is Blue' and "Water is Wet' stories. Maybe Puke Yuger will deliver one of his poignant "Of Course! Of Course!" opinions.
            Eat Us And Smile

            Cenk For America 2024!!

            Justice Democrats


            "If the American people had ever known the truth about what we (the BCE) have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched." - Poppy Bush, 1992

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            • Kristy
              DIAMOND STATUS
              • Aug 2004
              • 16569

              #7
              Koch-funded fascist

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