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Polarization

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A Path Toward Depolarization

Thursday September 7, 2023

The emerging discipline of public interest communications offers solutions for a deeply polarized and divided world.

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UFCJC Doctoral Student and Jay Hmielowski Receive 2023 AEJMC Collaborative Scholar Award

Tuesday August 1, 2023

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral student Alexandrea Matthews is the recipient of one of two Association for Education in Journalism and Mass …
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Research Fridays: Understanding Communication and Polarization

Sunday April 23, 2023

Research Fridays features faculty and graduate students from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications presenting current research to their colleagues. On April 14, 2023, Public Relations Department Associate Professor and Chair Myiah Hutchens presented “Understanding Communication and Polarization.”

 

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Conservatives are More Likely Than Liberals to Exist in a Media Echo Chamber

Tuesday December 22, 2020

As partisan news networks like Fox News and MSNBC have risen in popularity, so has the polarization of many Americans’ political views. New research finds that while both liberal and conservative media contribute to polarization, conservatives are more likely to be part of a media echo chamber, trusting fewer sources and seeking information from a narrower range of news outlets.

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Online Products and Consumers: Partisan Ratings and Mechanisms for Affective Polarization

Wednesday October 14, 2020

Can star ratings for political content on platforms like Amazon alter our feelings towards others with similar or opposing political preferences? When we see ratings that disagree with our own, are we more likely to believe the ratings are manipulated? New research indicates that exposure to counter-attitudinal ratings contribute to polarization.

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Reinforcing Spirals of Political Discussion and Affective Polarization

Wednesday February 5, 2020

While media is often blamed for exacerbating the ideological and political gap between political parties, discussing politics among friends and family also has a significant impact on increasing polarization, particularly when individuals of opposing political affiliations are not participating in open dialogue.

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