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Amplifying Extremism

By Nikki Usher

Amplifying Extremism Media & Communication

Amplifying Extremism

By Nikki Usher

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Within a week, a no-name Republican state representative from a town of 384 people in Illinois catapulted from obscurity to a prime-time appearance on Fox News' Ingraham Angle. This newly empowered politician, Darren Bailey, would go on to steer the pro-business Republican party in Illinois toward extremism. Democratic backsliding emerges across all levels of politics, but the threats posed by small-town politicians have been overshadowed by national-level politicians. This microstudy of a single politician's debut in the public eye showcases a novel approach to media corpus construction that combines proprietary and open databases, aggregated search tools, and targeted searching, and includes local, regional, and national news across digital-first, radio, news publishers, broadcast and cable television, and social media. The Element provides unique insights into how American journalism creates space for small-town extremists to gain power, especially given declines in local news.
Product details
Number of Pages:
90
Release Date:
2025-06-12
Publication Date:
2025-05-19
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1009668781
ISBN13:
9781009668781
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
294 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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