This article examines if the emergence of more partisan media has contributed to political
polarization and led Americans to support more partisan policies and candidates. Congress …

Mediated messages flood our daily lives, through virtually endless choices of media
channels, genres, and content. However, selectivity determines what media messages we …

Networked digital media present new challenges for people to locate information that they
can trust. At the same time, societal reliance on information that is available solely or …

Selective exposure research indicates that news consumers tend to seek out attitude-
consistent information and avoid attitude-challenging information. This study examines …

Online social media are changing the face of politics in the United States. Beginning with a
strong theoretical foundation grounded in political, communications and psychology …

Fox News, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Rush Limbaugh
Show, National Public Radio--with so many options, where do people turn for news? In …

The tremendous amount of information available online has resulted in considerable
research on information and source credibility. The vast majority of scholars, however …

We live in an age of media saturation, where with a few clicks of the remote—or mouse—we
can tune in to programming where the facts fit our ideological predispositions. But what are …

Attitudes have been a central topic in social psychology from its early beginnings. But what
exactly are attitudes, where do they come from, and how can they be modified? The overall …

A meta-analysis assessed whether exposure to information is guided by defense or
accuracy motives. The studies examined information preferences in relation to attitudes …