Image formation,the low involvement viewer,and televised political advertising |
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Authors: | Donald T. Cundy |
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Affiliation: | Departments of Communication and Political Science , Utah State University , Logan, UT, 84322 |
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Abstract: | Political observers have extensively documented the national media's focus on committee and party leaders. Legislators' local coverage, in contrast, remains largely unexplored and unexplained. This article examines 40 local newspapers to explore how these factors may influence legislators' local newspaper coverage. We find that local newspapers do not provide more coverage to congressional leaders and that independent papers write more frequently than chain-owned competitors about the local House delegation. Additionally, the extent to which a legislator's district geographically overlaps with the newspaper's market has a strong effect on legislators' mentions. |
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Keywords: | direct effects mass media media favoritism presidential nominations presidential primaries |
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