Conventional wisdom has held that as people are exposed to more partisan news, they become more polarized. But a new study finds that’s not so. On this month’s episode of The Backdrop, discusses a couple of new studies she has co-authored that found no correlation between media exposure and political polarization.
Wojcieszak, a professor of communication at the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù, studies how the changing media environment creates both opportunities and challenges for informed publics, tolerant citizenry and responsive governance.
The Backdrop podcast is a monthly interview program featuring conversations with ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù scholars and researchers working in the social sciences, humanities, arts and culture. It is available free, on demand at , , , , , and . The Backdrop is hosted by public radio veteran Soterios Johnson.
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Magdalena Wojcieszak, Communication, mwojcieszak@ucdavis.edu
Soterios Johnson, News and Media Relations, 530-454-5956, sojohnson@ucdavis.edu