Diverse Sources Depolarize Choices: The Effect of Consuming Greater Ideological Diversity of News Media on a Variety of Politically Charged Attitudes and Behaviors

Virtual · October 2024

Posters · Social Psychology

Marrissa Grant
University of Colorado Boulder
David Markowitz
David Sherman
Alex Flores
Williams College
Stephan Dickert
Queen Mary University
Kimin Eom
Australian National University
Gabriela Jiga-Boy
Swansea University
Tehila Kogut
Ben Gurion University, the Negev
Marcus Mayorga
Decision Research
David Oonk
University of Colorado Boulder
Eric Pedersen
University of Colorado Boulder
Beatriz Pereira
Monash University
Rubaltelli Enrico
University of Padua
Paul Slovic
Decision Research
Daniel Västfjäll
Linköping University
Leaf Van Boven
University of Colorado Boulder

Abstract

We demonstrate a new approach to measuring diversity of news consumption using Ad Fontes bias ratings over three surveys from 2020-2022. Greater ideological diversity of news consumption moderates the effect of consuming more conservative news on science trust, climate change belief, and belief in legitimacy of 2020 Presidential Election outcome.

Politics

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Diverse Sources Depolarize Choices: The Effect of Consuming Greater Ideological Diversity of News Media on a Variety of Politically Charged Attitudes and Behaviors

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