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If President Obama only reads the New York Times, he’s like most Americans
Posted Apr 16, 2013
Media Outlet:
Philadelphia Magazine
It’s been reported that the President reads just one newspaper: The New York Times. If true, the President is like the majority of Americans who choose what they want in the media and then track down the source most likely to deliver it. Temple political science professor Kevin Arceneaux studied cable news and found that most people who gravitate towards partisan media are already polarized, and their news consumption has little influence on their politics. Further, people tend to become more polarized when they are forced to watch media that contradicts their beliefs, the report found.