The Impacts of Media Consumption on Policy Extremity

Nicole Myers

An individual's media consumption can vary across formats and political biases. This project is intended to analyze how the differences in media consumption across individuals influence an individual's policy preferences. My policies of interest are abortion, gun control, and campaign spending. Based on the differences between an individual's media environment and the intensity of their media consumption, I hypothesis that individuals who consume the most media content, will have the most extreme policy positions. 

Major: 
Political Science
Exhibition Category: 
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Ray Block
Poster Number: 
50652