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Does the News Information Environment Shrink the Knowledge Gap?

Elections
Media
Political Methodology
Susan Banducci
University of Exeter
Susan Banducci
University of Exeter
Martijn Schoonvelde
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Campaign and Media Effects

Abstract

In this paper we link news media content to survey data to test whether environments that are rich in electorally relevant information serve to reduce the knowledge gap between education groups. Using data from over 60 elections we examine how the amount of available information reducers the effect size of education on knowledge.