Using two-wave US panel survey data, this study proposes a moderated serial mediation
model to examine through what paths and under what conditions incidental exposure to�…

Today audiences can select content that is consonant with their political notions, and they
take advantage of this opportunity. Such partisan selective exposure to media outlets has�…

This study extends the boundary conditions of the work on media effects on polarization by
(1) examining whether exposure to news coverage about a contentious political issue�…

The erosion of political and societal trust, polarization, and the omnipresence of
disinformation may undermine the perceived trustworthiness of established sources of�…

Although an association between congruent exposure to ideological news and affective
polarization is well documented, we know little about the mechanisms underlying it. This�…

This article seeks to improve our understanding of the role of cross-cutting news exposure in
a democratic process—that is, whether and how exposure to counter-attitudinal news�…

Affective polarization is on the rise, not least in the United States. Recent scholarship has
identified meta-perceptions, concerning how much opposing partisans think they dislike�…

Using an online panel survey in the United States, this study examines how multi-platform
social media use impacts news engagement on social media. Results show that multi�…

This study examined whether and how (in) civility and the presence of supporting evidence
in disagreeing comments influence individuals' attitude polarization. The study used a 2�…

This article provides evidence that affective polarization is an important mechanism linking
conservative media use to political misperceptions. Partisan media's potential to polarize is�…