How Partisan Media Polarize America

by Matthew Levendusky

Book Overview

Forty years ago, viewers who wanted to watch the news could only choose from among the major broadcast networks, all of which presented the same news without any particular point of view. Today we have a much broader array of choices, including cable channels offering a partisan take. With partisan programs gaining in popularity, some argue that they are polarizing American politics, while others counter that only a tiny portion of the population...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022606896X
• ISBN13: 9780226068961
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"