Stuart Soroka Livres

Using new tools to analyze media coverage and its effects, this book addresses issues of central importance to representative democracy in the US and world- wide: the communication of accurate information about what government does with policy, and public responsiveness to this information.

This Element suggests that the prevalence of positive news is likely to increase, for three reasons: (1) valence-based asymmetries vary over time, (2) valence-based asymmetries vary across individuals, and (3) technology facilitates diverse news platforms catering to diverse preferences.