What question did this study set out to answer?

To resolve why political knowledge and turnout have remained stagnant despite the massive proliferation of political information via cable television and the internet.

May 18, 2005American Journal of Political Science

News vs. Entertainment: How Increasing Media Choice Widens Gaps in Political Knowledge and Turnout

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MPMarkus PriorPrinceton University

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Representative survey reveals expanded media choice widens gaps in political knowledge and turnout among US residents, suggesting greater media options exacerbate civic inequalities.

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To resolve why political knowledge and turnout have remained stagnant despite the massive proliferation of political information via cable television and the internet.
Surveyed a representative sample of 2,358 U.S. residents.
Developed and administered a novel measurement of individual media content preference between news and entertainment programming.
Media content preference became an increasingly strong predictor of political knowledge and voter turnout as media choice expanded.
Access to cable television and the internet widened the gaps in political learning and electoral participation between news-preferring and entertainment-preferring citizens.

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Markus Prior (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e013e8d8581eaee3c11dac https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5907.2005.00143.x

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Representative survey reveals expanded media choice widens gaps in political knowledge and turnout among US residents, suggesting greater media options exacerbate civic inequalities.

News vs. Entertainment: How Increasing Media Choice Widens Gaps in Political Knowledge and Turnout

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News vs. Entertainment: How Increasing Media Choice Widens Gaps in Political Knowledge and Turnout

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