Jennifer Jerit|Jason Barabas|Toby Bolsen
Citizens, Knowledge, and the Information Environment
Harvard University Press
democracy knowledge power research explaining determinants knowledge focuses unchanging demographic socioeconomic characteristics study combines data publics knowledge nearly 50 political issues media coverage topics twopart analysis demonstrate education strongest consistent predictor political knowledge nuanced connection learning commonly recognized sometimes education positively related knowledge instances effect negligible substantial part variation educationknowledge relationship due amount information available mass media study among first distinguish shortterm aggregatelevel influences political knowledge largely static individuallevel predictors empirically demonstrate importance information environment