Does The Media Really Affect Elections?

Published: May 20, 2020, 9 a.m.

b'The 2020 election will soon be upon us. As usual, news outlets will play a crucial role informing the public about the candidates. But could their decisions actual swing elections?\\n\\nThat\\u2019s the argument put forward by Prof. Gregory Martin from Stanford University in a recent paper. The data he\\u2019s collected shows that the decisions made by reporters and editors may have surprising effects on who voters support.\\n\\nPaper: https://web.stanford.edu/~gjmartin/papers/Milestones%20Jan%202020.pdf'