Extreme Lawmakers Get More Airtime

[DonViejo]

February 17, 2021 at 5:40 am EST By Taegan Goddard

New research in the Journal of Communication: “Using a common ideological measure called DW-NOMINATE, we compared the ideologies of all House members with those featured on cable networks Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, and broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC. We studied 46,218 transcripts from 2005 to 2013 to find when representatives spoke on air.”

“We found that the House that’s shown on the news is much more ideologically extreme than the actual House. When we divided representatives into five equal groups by ideology, we found that the most extreme groups on each end of the political spectrum were most often given airtime.”

“This effect is strongest for conservatives on the far right end of the spectrum, though both ideological poles are heard from more often on national cable and broadcast television than moderates.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2021/02/17/more-extreme-lawmakers-get-more-airtime/

[Celerity]

1. 'We studied 46,218 transcripts from 2005 to 2013'

It is even worse now, FAR worse on the Rethug end!

Very dated dataset.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. Because they aren't really in the business of information. They need to promote viewers so they get

more advertising dollars.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. This falls in the category of "NoShit". Now they should do 2015 - 2020.

Leslie Moonves on Donald Trump: "It May Not Be Good for America, but It's Damn Good for CBS"

[gab13by13]

4. Lately they are getting more air time here too.

There are even negative John Fetterman threads here.

[msongs]

5. squeaky wheel syndrome nt