What Moves Public Opinion?

American Political Science Review - Tập 81 Số 1 - Trang 23-43 - 1987
Benjamin I. Page1, Robert Y. Shapiro2, Glenn R. Dempsey3
1University of Texas at Austin
2Columbia University and NORC
3University of Chicago and NORC

Tóm tắt

Democratic theory must pay attention to what influences public opinion. In this study the content of network television news is shown to account for a high proportion of aggregate changes (from one survey to another) in U.S. citizens' policy preferences. Different news sources have different effects. News commentators (perhaps reflecting elite or national consensus or media biases) have a very strong positive impact, as do experts. Popular presidents tend to have positive effects, while unpopular presidents do not. In contrast, special interest groups tend to have a negative impact.

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