Exposure to News, Political Comedy, and Entertainment Talk Shows: Concern about Security and Political Mistrust

Journal Article Exposure to News, Political Comedy, and Entertainment Talk Shows: Concern about Security and Political Mistrust Get access Yariv Tsfati, Yariv Tsfati Yariv Tsfati (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2002) is a senior lecturer at the Department of Communication, University of Haifa, Israel. His research focuses on various facets of public opinion, in particular on trust in media, the third person effect, and campaign effects. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Riva Tukachinsky, Riva Tukachinsky Riva Tukachinsky (M.A., University of Haifa, Israel, 2006) is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona. Her research interests include psychology of entertainment and media effects. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Yoram Peri Yoram Peri Prof Yoram Peri is the Head of the Chaim Herzog Institute for Media, Politics and Society and professor of Political Sociology and Communication in the Department of Communication, Tel Aviv University, Israel. His recent books include Telepopulism: Media and politics in Israel (Stanford University Press, 2004) and Generals in the Cabinet Rooms: How the Military Shapes Israeli Policy (USIP Press, 2006). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Volume 21, Issue 4, Winter 2009, Pages 399–423, https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edp015 Published: 20 May 2009 Article history Received: 17 March 2009 Accepted: 30 March 2009 Published: 20 May 2009