The article investigates the impact of media slant, particularly from cable news outlets like Fox News, on local newspaper coverage. It employs various analytical methods, including text processing, feature extraction, and topic modeling, to quantify similarities between news sources. The findings indicate that local newspapers often mirror the slant of cable news, leading to increased polarization among readers. By analyzing different variables, the study provides evidence of how external media influences local news narratives, shaping public perception and discourse.
This study finds that media slant, particularly from cable news like Fox News, influences the content and polarization of local newspapers.
Text similarity analysis reveals significant correlations between the rhetoric used by cable news channels and the narratives presented in local newspapers.
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