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Extreme Media and American Politics

In Defense of Extremity

J. Benjamin Taylor (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XII, 230 Seiten

2016 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-41182-8 (ISBN)

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This book asks: what are extreme television media, and are they actually bad for American politics? Taylor explores these questions, and how these media affect political knowledge, trust, efficacy, tolerance, policy attitudes, and political behaviors. Using experiments and data from the National Annenberg Election Study, this book shows how extreme media create both positive and negative externalities in American politics. Many criticize these media because of their bombastic nature, but bombast and affect also create positive effects for some consumers. Previous research shows partisan media exacerbate polarization, and those findings are taken further on immigration policy here. However, they also increase political knowledge, increase internal efficacy, and cause their viewers to engage in informal political behaviors like political discussion and advocacy. The findings suggest there is much to be gained from these media market entrepreneurs, and we should be wary of paintingwith too broad a brush about their negative effects.

J. Benjamin Taylor is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA. He researches and teaches on American political behavior. His work has been published in Political Communication, State Politics & Policy Quarterly, American Politics Research, Politics & Religion, and Presidential Studies Quarterly.

Placing Extreme Television Media In Their Historical And Economic Context .- A Deep Dive Into Extreme Television Media Selection .- The Educative Effects Of Extreme Television Media .- Exploring The Effect Of Extreme Media On Political .- The Puzzle Of Extreme Media And Political Tolerance: An Immigration Case Study .- Political Behavior And Extreme Television Media Consumption .- The Meaning And Future Of Extreme Media In American Politics.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.01.2017
Zusatzinfo	XII, 230 p. 18 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
Schlagworte	Advocacy • discussion • efficacy • Extreme Media • media and communication • Media and politics • political communication • Political Knowledge • Political Science and International Studies • US politics
ISBN-10	3-319-41182-9 / 3319411829
ISBN-13	978-3-319-41182-8 / 9783319411828
Zustand	Neuware