The House that Fox News Built?: Representation, Political Accountability, and the Rise of Partisan News...

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Kevin Arceneaux (Sciences Po, Paris) Johanna Dunaway (Syracuse University)

The House that Fox News Built?

Representation, Political Accountability, and the Rise of Partisan News

Kevin Arceneaux (Sciences Po, Paris), Johanna Dunaway (Syracuse University), Martin Johnson (Louisiana State University) , Ryan J. Vander Wielen (State University of New York, Stony Brook)

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English

Cambridge University Press
13 February 2025

Media studies; Political science & theory; Political parties; Central government; Press & journalism

Series: Communication, Society and Politics

The influence of partisan news is presumed to be powerful, but evidence for its effects on political elites is limited, often based more on anecdotes than science. Using a rigorous quasi-experimental research design, observational data, and open science practices, this book carefully demonstrates how the re-emergence and rise of partisan cable news in the US affected the behavior of political elites during the rise and proliferation of Fox News across media markets between 1996 and 2010. Despite widespread concerns over the ills of partisan news, evidence provides a nuanced, albeit cautionary tale. On one hand, findings suggest that the rise of Fox indeed changed elite political behavior in recent decades. At the same time, the limited conditions under which Fox News' influence occurred suggests that concerns about the network's power may be overstated.

By: Kevin Arceneaux (Sciences Po Paris), Johanna Dunaway (Syracuse University), Martin Johnson (Louisiana State University), Ryan J. Vander Wielen (State University of New York, Stony Brook)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 471g
ISBN: 9781009432085
ISBN 10: 1009432087
Series: Communication, Society and Politics
Pages: 246
Publication Date: 13 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; 1. A new sheriff in town?; 2. The roll out of fox news and its content; 3. Did fox news influence the decision to run for congress?; 4. Did fox news influence how members of congress voted on legislation?; 5. Did fox news affect dyadic representation?; 6. Did fox news affect collective representation?; 7. Politicians are people, too.

Kevin Arceneaux is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Political Research at Sciences Po (CEVIPOF) in Paris, France. He studies how people make political decisions and how those decisions are shaped by social group identities and exposure to the news media. Johanna Dunaway is a Professor of Political Science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and the Research Director of the Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Citizenship, & Journalism in Washington, DC. Her areas of research include news media, democracy, political attitudes, and behavior. Martin Johnson was Professor of Mass Communication and Political Science and the Kevin Pr. Reilly Sr. Chair in Political Communication in the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ryan J. Vander Wielen is Professor of Political Science and Economics (by affiliation), and Director of the M.A. in Public Policy at Stony Brook University. His research focuses on American political institutions, quantitative methodology, and formal modeling. It examines how legislators strategically navigate their electoral circumstances, and whether voters hold them accountable.