Jessica Lee Bolin|Lawrence C. Hamilton
The News You Choose: news media preferences amplify views on climate change
Boston College|University of New Hampshire
choices among information sources reinforce political differences topics climate change environmental sociologists observed largescale longterm impacts news media thinktank reports experimental sciencecommunication studies detect immediate effects variations supplied information applying generalized structural equation modeling recent survey data previous work extended show political ideology education interaction predict news media information choices much way predict opinions climate change consequently media information sources serve intervening variables reinforce independent effects amplify existing beliefs climate change results provide empirical support selective exposure biased assimilation mechanisms widening political divisions climate change united states findings fit reinforcing spirals framework suggesting partisan media strengthens climate change beliefs influences subsequent use media