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News Media Use and Americans' Perceptions of Global Threat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2008

TRAVIS N. RIDOUT ,
ASHLEY C. GROSSE  and
ANDREW M. APPLETON
TRAVIS N. RIDOUT
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Washington State University
ASHLEY C. GROSSE
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Washington State University
ANDREW M. APPLETON
Affiliation:
Polimetrix, Inc., Palo Alto
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Abstract

This article explores the antecedents of Americans' perceptions of global threat, which may influence people's policy preferences and ultimately public policy. Three predictors of global threat perceptions are in focus: news media use, global knowledge and global experience. Using the 2004 Survey of Attitudes and Global Engagement, it is discovered that media use best explains global threat perceptions, but its impact is largely conditional on the characteristics of the individual and on the type of threat.

Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Political Science , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , October 2008 , pp. 575 - 593
Copyright
© 2008 Cambridge University Press

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