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Article: The fox effect: cable news and elections.(Fox News Network L.L.C. affects election results)(Brief article)
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- Reason
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- August 1, 2006
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ACCORDING TO the economists Stefano DellaVigna of U.C.-Berkeley and Ethan Kaplan of Stockholm University, Fox News has a direct influence on election results. The beneficiaries, as you'd expect, are Republicans.
Their research, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, examined the differences in 1996 and 2000 election results in areas where Fox News first became available between the two elections. From their study of more than 9,000 towns in 28 states they found that "Republicans gain 0.4 to 0.7 percentage points in the towns which broadcast Fox News.... We also find a significant effect of Fox News on Senate vote share and on voter turnout. Our ...