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Selected recent writing or coverage (interviews or cited research) in news outlets and blogs:
Which is the fairest electoral system? Mega-election year sparks debate, by Ramin Skibba, Nature
TV coverage has been more positive about Kamala Harris, by Danny Hayes, Good Authority
Republican lawmakers’ framing of Critical Race Theory means that for many Americans, the term can activate deep-seated prejudices, LSE USAPP Blog
The puzzle of Americans’ economic pessimism isn’t a puzzle at all, by John Sides, Good Authority
People may be thinking that the US economy is poor because future economic indicators have been trending downwards, LSE USAPP Blog
Are we drawn to negativity?, Nights, Radio New Zealand
Why the news is so negative — and what we can do about it, by Dylan Matthews, Vox
Why Do We Doomscroll?, Why Do We Do That Podcast, BBC Radio 4
The Great Delusion Behind Twitter, by Ezra Klein, New York Times
Does the media convey accurate information about what policymakers do?, Center for Political Studies blog
How Does the Public Move Right When Policy Moves Left?, by Matt Grossmann, The Science of Politics Podcast
Just How Accurate Are American News Media?, MediaWell (Social Science Research Council)
Media Coverage Isn’t as Bad as You Might Think, fifteeneightyfour (Cambridge University Press blog)
COVID safety precautions are as important as ever. Here’s how to persuade resisters, by Angela Y. Lee, USA Today, Detroit Free Press, Arizona Republic, Indianapolis Star
Can dairy adapt to climate change?, by Emily Kasriel, BBC News
Real-time analysis shows that the first debate shifted attitudes among Twitter users towards Biden and the second solidified them, LSE USAPP Blog
Biden eliminated attack ads during Trump’s hospital stay. Trump’s campaign saw no need for a softer tone, by Graham Kates, CBS News
Personality and Sheltering-in-Place During the Pandemic, Psychology Today
Fed Up with Endless Gloom, Social-Media Users Are Pulling Back, by Anushree Dave, Newsweek
2020 Election coverage that is part of ‘The Breakthrough’ project with CNN, SSRS, and colleagues at Michigan and Georgetown:
Hunger for ‘good news’ grows as pandemic woes deepen, RFI, and Al Jazeera
Why does so much news seem negative? Human attention may be to blame, by Amina Kahn, LA Times
For COVID news, always read beyond the scary headline, Psychology Today
Worldwide, humans are more responsive to negative news, study suggests, MinnPost
You Might Not Really Be As Into All This Negative News As You Seem, NPR/WBUR
Brasileiros prestam mais atenção em notícias negativas, mostra estudo, BBC Brasil
Negative news evokes stronger psychophysiological reactions than positive news, PsyPost
Polarization of climate change news is no hoax, Michigan News
Media Coverage Doesn’t Actually Determine Public Opinion On The Economy, FiveThirtyEight
Accuracy in Reporting on Public Policy, CPS Blog
Smartphone-size screens make it harder to pay attention to and understand news stories, LSE Impact Blog
Screen size matters: Consumers less attentive to news content on small screens, Michigan News
How your phone’s screen changes the way you react to the news, Inverse
The Moon landing reminds us of the importance of good news, New Statesman
The Elusive Media Bump for (Most) Presidential Candidates, by Jo Craven McGinty, Wall Street Journal
This fallacy helps explain why Republicans have pursued such unpopular policies, Lior Sheffer & Peter Loewen, Washington Post / The Monkey Cage
Divided by Culture: Partisan Imagery and Political Evaluations, CPS blog.
How President Trump helped the media lose the 2018 midterm elections, LSE USAPP
Work on the 2016 presidential election, as part of the electiondynamics.org project, is used in articles on CNN State, CNN and HuffPo . A mid-campaign talk is available on video from the CPS here; and the broader project is here.
Media obsession with a bullshit email scandal helped Trump to the White House, by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
What psychology reveals about the Brexit vote, by Shannon Proudfoot, Maclean’s
Remember that study saying America is an oligarchy? 3 rebuttals say it’s wrong, by Dylan Matthews, Vox
Why do we pay more attention to negative news than to positive news?, LSE Politics & Policy
It’s (Change in) the (Future) Economy, Stupid, AJPS blog.
We’re Really Not So Negative, CUP / fifteeneightyfour.
Tired of ‘negative’ news? Then, why do we prefer it?, Rudy Apodaca, Houston Chronicle
Why Is It So Cool to Be Gloomy?, by Matt Ridley, Wall Street Journal
Does public broadcasting increase current affairs knowledge?, by Joshua Tucker, Washington Post / The Monkey Cage
Why Canadians and Americans will never agree on health care, by Julia Belluz, Vox
Public wants bad political news, study finds, by Susan Delacourt, Toronto Star.
Public broadcasting creates informed citizens – but only if we invest in it, Globe and Mail.