Not just funny: Satirical news has serious political effects
Monday, January 23, 2017 - 13:41
in Psychology & Sociology
Satirical news programs, often dismissed as mere entertainment, have real political effects on the people who watch them, new research suggests. A study found that people chose satirical news that matched their pre-existing attitudes -- liberal or conservative -- and that watching satirical news reinforced those attitudes as much as watching serious news.