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The House that Fox News Built?

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The House that Fox News Built?

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
February 2025
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9781009432085
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    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.

    • Demonstrates how partisan cable news in the U.S. effects the behavior of political elites
    • Investigates the influence of Fox News on the behavior of politicians between 1996 and 2010
    • Utilizes real-world examples and anecdotes alongside rigorous scientific methods and empirical evidence

    Reviews & endorsements

    ‘The spread of Murdoch-owned media is one of the most important developments in the Western world in the last four-plus decades, especially his most influential U.S. outlet: Fox News. This is the most methodologically sophisticated book-length treatment of the effects of Fox News on the US political system yet written. It shows convincingly how Fox changes how politicians perceive public opinion and, as a result, influences their behavior. It’s an essential book for understanding the US’s current challenges, and the role of partisan media in the political system more broadly.’ Jonathan Ladd, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Government, Georgetown University

    ‘Fox News might be the headline innovation in post-broadcast democracy-but not because it swayed the masses. This well-researched, nuanced book focuses instead on Fox’s effect on U.S. House candidates. An irony suggests itself: Fox News may (occasionally) affect politics because lawmakers believe it affects politics.’ Markus Prior, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University

    ‘Arceneaux, Dunaway, Johnson, & Vander Wielen marshal a mountain of new evidence to provide an authoritative look at how Fox News changed Congress.’ Chris Warshaw, Professor of Political Science, Georgetown University

    ‘Through a very careful examination of how Fox spread, when candidates emerged, who appeared, and what their comments were and through analyses of votes in Congress, this study concludes that Fox has had an impact in promoting and supporting a conservative tilt across districts. … Recommended.’ J. M. Stonecash, CHOICE

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    February 2025
    Hardback
    9781009432085
    246 pages
    229 × 152 × 18 mm
    0.471kg
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    Table of Contents

    • 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.
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    • Kevin Arceneaux , Sciences Po, Paris

      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 , Syracuse University

      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 , Louisiana State University

      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 , State University of New York, Stony Brook

      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.

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