What is it about?
People who follow the news, especially newspaper readers, are less racist and more empathetic to immigration and immigrants
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Why is it important?
News use expands horizons, increases empathy and softens attitudes by exposing users to other cultures. Political party identity (party ID, confirmation bias, tribalism) was more predictive of selective exposure to news and immigration attitudes than anything else, but news use significantly softened attitudes on race and immigration
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This page is a summary of: Mediating empathy: The role of news consumption in mitigating attitudes about race and immigration, Newspaper Research Journal, May 2019, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0739532919835001.
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