This review concerns political preferences—what they are and where they come from. We
begin by documenting the close relationship between processes of preference formation …

▪ Abstract This essay's point of departure is the hallowed belief that democracy requires
active citizens and news media that supply them with information they need to participate …

Framing is the process by which a communication source, such as a news organization,
defines and constructs a political issue or public controversy. Two experiments examined …

Agenda-setting, priming, and framing research generally has been examined under the
broad category of cognitive media effects. As a result, studies often either examine all 3 …

As recently as the early 1970s, the news media was one of the most respected institutions in
the United States. Yet by the 1990s, this trust had all but evaporated. Why has confidence in …

Today we are politically polarized as never before. The presidential elections of 2000 and
2004 will be remembered as two of the most contentious political events in American history …

Barack Obama's presidential victory naturally led people to believe that the United States
might finally be moving into a post-racial era. Obama's Race—and its eye-opening account …

Used to train generations of social scientists, this thoroughly updated classic text covers the
latest research techniques and designs. Applauded for its comprehensive coverage, the …

Political disagreement is widespread within the communication network of ordinary citizens;
furthermore, political diversity within these networks is entirely consistent with a theory of …

We find strong support for an on-line model of the candidate evaluation process that in
contrast to memory-based models shows that citizens are responsive to campaign …