Replication Data for: Selective Exposure and Echo Chambers In Partisan Television Consumption: Evidence from Linked Viewership, Administrative, and Survey Data (doi:10.7910/DVN/D1NDLH)

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Replication Data for: Selective Exposure and Echo Chambers In Partisan Television Consumption: Evidence from Linked Viewership, Administrative, and Survey Data

doi:10.7910/DVN/D1NDLH

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2024-06-05

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Broockman, David; Kalla, Joshua, 2024, "Replication Data for: Selective Exposure and Echo Chambers In Partisan Television Consumption: Evidence from Linked Viewership, Administrative, and Survey Data", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/D1NDLH, Harvard Dataverse, V1

Replication Data for: Selective Exposure and Echo Chambers In Partisan Television Consumption: Evidence from Linked Viewership, Administrative, and Survey Data

doi:10.7910/DVN/D1NDLH

Broockman, David

Kalla, Joshua

David Broockman

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Broockman, David

2024-03-16

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/D1NDLH

Social Sciences, partisan media, news viewership

Influential theories doubt that partisan television's audience is sufficiently large, moderate, or isolated from cross-cutting sources for it to meaningfully influence public opinion. However, limitations of survey-based television consumption measures leave these questions unresolved. We argue that non-political attributes of partisan channels can attract voters to form habits for watching channels with slants they do not fully share. We report findings from three novel datasets which each link behavioral measures of television consumption to political administrative or survey data. We find that approximately 15\% of Americans consume over 8 hours/month of partisan television. Additionally, weak partisans, independents, and outpartisans comprise over half of partisan channels' audiences. Finally, partisan television consumers largely consume only one partisan channel and remain loyal to it over time, even when it is not aligned with their views. These findings support our argument and suggest partisan television's potential to influence public opinion cannot be dismissed.

This dataset underwent an independent verification process, complying with the AJPS Verification Policy updated June 2023, which replicated the tables and figures in the primary article. For the supplementary materials, verification was performed solely for the successful execution of the code. The verification process was carried out by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences at Cornell University. <br></br> The associated article has been awarded the Open Materials Badge. Learn more about the Open Practice Badges from the <a href="https://www.cos.io/">Center for Open Science</a>. <br></br> <img src="https://socialsciences.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/2024-04/materials_large_color.png" alt="Open Materials Badge " width="60" height="60"> <br></br> Open Materials Badge

Nielsen National People Meter: https://www.nielsen.com/solutions/ audience-measurement/national-tv/

<br></br> FourthWall: https://www.fourthwall.tv

<br></br> Bully Pulpit Interactive: https://www.bpigroup.com

<br></br> Nielsen Scarborough: https://www.nielsen.com/solutions/ media-planning/scarborough/

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