News Coverage of Negative Political Campaigns
| Autor: | Young Il Min |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Sociology and Political Science
Communication media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050801 communication & media studies Turnout Citizen journalism Preference 0506 political science Politics 0508 media and communications Voting 050602 political science & public administration Personality Psychology Social psychology News media media_common Political advertising |
| Zdroj: | Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics. 9:95-111 |
| ISSN: | 1081-180X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1081180x04271861 |
| Popis: | The present experiment examines the effects of negative campaigns on voting participation and preference over which previous studies have provided inconsistent findings. This study focuses on the impact of negative campaigns covered in the news rather than those delivered in political advertising. Findings do not support an across-the-board “negativity-demobilization” hypothesis but demonstrate that the focus of campaign (i.e., policy-versus personality-focused) moderates the impact of campaign attacks on the likelihood of turning out to vote. While policy-based attacks covered in the news slightly stimulate voter turnout, personality attacks significantly depress one’s participatory intention. The data also indicate that negative strategies generally do not benefit the sponsoring candidates, and it is even more so when attacks concern personal matters. In general, voters appear to prefer a policy-appealing candidate over a personality-appealing one. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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