RT Article
T1 News media and public attitudes toward the protests of 2020: an examination of the mediating role of perceived protester violence
JF Criminology & public policy
VO 21
IS 1
SP 107
OP 123
A1 Baranauskas, Andrew J.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1797136569
AB This study investigates the role of the news media in shaping attitudes toward the protests of 2020. Using data from a nationally representative election survey, it examines the association between news consumption and support for law-and-order policies to address protest violence, with perceptions that the protesters were violent as a potential mediator. Findings indicate that viewers of online news are less likely to support law-and-order policies. This relationship is mediated by perceived protester violence, with perceived violence enhancing support for law-and-order policies. Further examination shows that political bias plays a role: viewers of left-leaning sites are less likely to support law-and-order policies to address protest violence, while viewers of right-leaning sites are more likely. These relationships are also mediated by perceived violence.
K1 Law and Order
K1 News media
K1 Protests
DO 10.1111/1745-9133.12569