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Difference in media habits of Conservatives and Liberals

October 21, 2014 by Paul Spoerry 2 Comments



Political Polarization & Media Habits
Liberals and conservatives turn to and trust strikingly different news sources. And across-the-board liberals and conservatives are more likely than others to interact with like-minded individuals.

Spoiler Alert: Conservatives mostly only trust Fox; Liberals are "less unified in their media loyalty"*

Overall, the study finds that consistent conservatives:

* Are tightly clustered around a single news source, far more than any other group in the survey, with 47% citing Fox News as their main source for news about government and politics.
* Express greater distrust than trust of 24 of the 36 news sources measured in the survey. At the same time, fully 88% of consistent conservatives trust Fox News.
* Are, when on Facebook, more likely than those in other ideological groups to hear political opinions that are in line with their own views.
* Are more likely to have friends who share their own political views. * Two-thirds (66%) say most of their close friends share their views on government and politics.

By contrast, those with consistently liberal views:

* Are less unified in their media loyalty; they rely on a greater range of news outlets, including some – like NPR and the New York Times– that others use far less.
* Express more trust than distrust of 28 of the 36 news outlets in the survey. NPR, PBS and the BBC are the most trusted news sources for consistent liberals.
* Are more likely than those in other ideological groups to block or "defriend" someone on a social network – as well as to end a personal friendship – because of politics.
* Are more likely to follow issue-based groups, rather than political parties or candidates, in their Facebook feeds.

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I’m a groovy cat who’s into technology, Eastern Thought, and house music. I’m a proud and dedicated father to the coolest little guy on the planet (seriously, I'm NOT biased). I’m fascinated by ninjas, the Internet, and anybody who can balance objects on their nose for long periods of time.

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Comments

  1. Sarah Rios says

    October 21, 2014 at 10:31 am

    I have, in fact, defriended people for their political views. I am apparently a raging liberal.

  2. Paul Spoerry says

    October 21, 2014 at 10:54 am

    HAHA same here +Sarah Rios. I tend to do it when there's been a number of hateful, exclusionary, and posts that are flat out not based in truth/reality coming from an individual.

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