{"product_id":"how-partisan-media-polarize-america-matthew-levendusky-9780226068961","title":"How Partisan Media Polarize America","description":"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 watches such programs and that their viewers tend to already hold similar beliefs. \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHow Partisan Media Polarize America\u003c\/i\u003e, Matthew Levendusky confirms-but also qualifies-both of these claims. Drawing on experiments and survey data, he shows that Americans who watch partisan programming do become more certain of their beliefs and less willing to weigh the merits of opposing views or to compromise. And while only a small segment of the American population watches partisan media programs, those who do tend to be more politically engaged, and their effects on national politics are therefore far-reaching. \u003cbr\u003e In a time when politics seem doomed to partisan discord, \u003ci\u003eHow Partisan Media Polarize America\u003c\/i\u003e offers a much-needed clarification of the role partisan media might play. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Levendusky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022606896X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226068961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014","brand":"Matthew Levendusky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913418572031,"sku":"9780226068961","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ab17a6f1-2de4-4b44-9591-24cf0e69d283.jpg?v=1680620300","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-partisan-media-polarize-america-matthew-levendusky-9780226068961","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}