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American News Consumption during Times of National Crisis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2002

Scott L. Althaus
Scott L. Althaus
Affiliation:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Abstract

This article looks at changes in the size of American news audiences during the 1990–91 Persian Gulf Crisis and the more recent period surrounding the 9/11 attacks. Like the current situation, the Persian Gulf crisis started suddenly, when Iraq launched a surprise invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. Since there are clear starting points for both national crises, comparing the percentage of adults watching television news broadcasts before and after each precipitating event should show whether the respective crises prompted changes in levels of popular attention to the news.

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SYMPOSIUM
Information
PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , September 2002 , pp. 517 - 521
Copyright
© 2002 by the American Political Science Association

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