Crime News Effects and Democratic Accountability: Experimental Evidence From Repeated Exposure in a Multiweek Online Panel

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 506-527
Author(s):  
Nathan P Kalmoe ◽  
Raymond J Pingree ◽  
Brian Watson ◽  
Mingxiao Sui ◽  
Joshua Darr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Online News ◽  
Democratic Accountability ◽  
Presidential Approval ◽  
Chief Executives ◽  
Online Panel ◽  
Crime News ◽  
News Effects ◽  
Nationally Diverse

Abstract Publics hold chief executives uniquely responsible for national well-being, and they learn about national conditions through news. But when news disproportionately covers problems, what happens to democratic accountability? Here, we experimentally test how leader approval changes when crime loses prominence in news for a sustained period. We create an online news environment coding real news in real time, then experimentally filter news for nationally diverse U.S. panelists over 1 week. We find causal evidence that reducing crime news raises presidential approval and depresses problem importance evaluations for crime. No other leaders are credited, and reducing all problems produces no further gains. These effects persist well after exposure but dissipate within a week. We conclude with broad implications for journalism and democratic judgment.

Partisan media effects beyond one-shot experimental designs

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Kathleen Searles ◽  
Joshua P. Darr ◽  
Mingxiao Sui ◽  
Nathan Kalmoe ◽  
Raymond Pingree ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Media Effects ◽  
News Media ◽  
Online News ◽  
Repeated Exposure ◽  
Experimental Designs ◽  
Fox News ◽  
Partisan Media ◽  
News Effects ◽  
Partisan News

Abstract Previous study demonstrates that partisans perceive in-party news outlets as fair, and out-party news outlets as unfair. However, much of this study relies on one-shot designs. We create an ecologically valid design that randomly assigns participants to news feeds within a week-long online news portal where the balance of in-party and out-party news outlets has been manipulated. We find that sustained exposure to a feed that features out-party news media attenuates Democrats' beliefs that Fox News is unfair, but the same is not true for Republican's perceptions of MSNBC's fairness. Unexpectedly, repeated exposure to in-party news did increase Republicans' beliefs that Fox News is unfair. This study updates our understanding of partisan news effects in a fragmented online news environment.

Crime news effects

2014 ◽  
pp. 84-96
Author(s):  
Sarah E. H. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Crime News ◽  
News Effects

Examining brand communities among children and adolescents: an exploratory study

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Ann Flurry ◽  
Krist R. Swimberghe ◽  
Janna M. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Brand Community ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Community Membership ◽  
Brand Communities ◽  
Online Panel

Purpose – Online communities designed to appeal to children are on the rise. The success of this marketplace phenomenon indicates that adolescents are likely candidates for brand community membership; however, the literature has yet to examine this trend. This research aims to address this gap and establish the likely existence of brand community involvement among adolescents. It further seeks to explore the characteristics which may differentiate children who are more likely to become involved in brand communities and examine what impact their involvement may have on adolescents' psychological well-being. Design/methodology/approach – A national online panel was employed to collect survey data from respondents aged 7-18 and their parents. Findings – The results support the existence of a high brand community involvement segment among adolescents. Adolescents high in brand community involvement are found to display noteworthy differences in attitudes, values, and marketplace behaviors. Several interesting avenues of future research are proposed. Originality/value – To the authors' knowledge this is the first study attempting to measure differences between adolescents who measure high and low in brand community involvement. Of particular interest are the results indicating that adolescents involved in brand communities may have important distinguishing attitudes and values and exhibit noteworthy differences in their marketplace behavior.

scholarly journals Experimental Evidence That Low Social Status Is Most Toxic to Well-Being When Internalized

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benita Jackson ◽  
Laura Smart Richman ◽  
Onawa LaBelle ◽  
Madeleine S. Lempereur ◽  
Jean M. Twenge
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Well Being

scholarly journals Team Production in International Labor Markets: Experimental Evidence from the Field

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 70-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Team Production ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
International Labor ◽  
Team Organization ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Nationally Diverse

Coworkers are increasingly diverse in their nationality and skill sets. This paper studies the effect of diversity on how workers are organized using data from a field experiment conducted in an environment where diversity is pervasive. Findings show that team organization improves outcomes when workers are from the same country. The opposite is true when workers are nationally diverse. These results are more pronounced for teams of workers with specialized skills. Further investigation of the data suggests that nationally diverse teams have difficulty communicating. (JEL D83, F23, F66, J24, M16, M54)

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