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Association: Name: NCA 94th Annual Convention URL: http://www.natcom.org
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Feldman, Lauren. "The Tension between Receiver Bias and Journalist Bias in Opinionated News: A Study of Information Processing" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the NCA 94th Annual Convention, TBA, San Diego, CA, Nov 20, 2008 <Not Available>. 2009-10-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p260492_index.html>

Feldman, L. M. , 2008-11-20 "The Tension between Receiver Bias and Journalist Bias in Opinionated News: A Study of Information Processing" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the NCA 94th Annual Convention, TBA, San Diego, CA Online <PDF>. 2009-10-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p260492_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: The recent growth in opinionated cable news (i.e., news in which the anchor or host expresses a clear political point of view) has aroused concerns about its potential polarizing effects on public opinion – concerns which have not yet been subject to empirical scrutiny. Key to uncovering opinionated news’ impact on public opinion is an understanding of how audiences – particularly partisan audiences – process opinionated news: Do they engage in selective perception or acceptance as a means to protect their existing beliefs? Or, does sensitivity to the news’ non-objectivity prompt a more even-handed, even critical kind processing – irrespective of one’s prior predispositions? This paper addresses these questions by examining the effects of news opinionation – and its interaction with individual partisanship – on perceptions of bias and information processing. An experiment comparing audience responses to opinionated and non-opinionated news was conducted. Results indicate that while, overall, opinionated news is perceived as more biased and opinionated than traditional, objective formats, this is – in certain cases – contingent on partisanship. Further, to the extent that opinionated news is actually perceived as opinionated, it reduces biased message processing relative to non-opinionated news. Implications for theories of political information processing are discussed.

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