Submission Type
Poster
Start Date
4-21-2022
Abstract
Social media and news hold the most important role in the American political world. Contemporary media consumption has led to a drastic increase in polarization in the American people. This has occurred not only through the partisan nature of current media itself but also through the way in which people are consuming media. People staying in their own groups and not straying to any other media sources feed into this partisanship. This combination of partisan media and single-minded viewership patterns is what leads to this increase in polarization. I will look at the division in news media, the targeting of content in social media, and who the consumers of the two are. In the end, I will also go over potential solutions and ways that the cycle can be remedied.
Recommended Citation
Williams, Robert, "270 -- Effects of Media on Partisanship in American Politics" (2022). GREAT Day Posters. 95.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-symposium/great-day-2022/posters-2022/95
270 -- Effects of Media on Partisanship in American Politics
Social media and news hold the most important role in the American political world. Contemporary media consumption has led to a drastic increase in polarization in the American people. This has occurred not only through the partisan nature of current media itself but also through the way in which people are consuming media. People staying in their own groups and not straying to any other media sources feed into this partisanship. This combination of partisan media and single-minded viewership patterns is what leads to this increase in polarization. I will look at the division in news media, the targeting of content in social media, and who the consumers of the two are. In the end, I will also go over potential solutions and ways that the cycle can be remedied.
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