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SUBMITTER: Bram C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10871475 | biostudies-literature | 2024
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20240216 2
While many news outlets aim for impartiality, 67% of Americans perceive their news sources as partisan, often presenting only one side of the story. This paper tests whether exposing individuals to news stories their political adversaries focus on can mitigate political polarization. In an experiment involving a real-world political newsletter-sent to participants who had opted to receive news that uncovers media biases-exposure to a specific story about refugee policy led respondents to reasses ...[more]