Stuart Soroka

@s_soroka

Professor, Depts of Communication and Media & Political Science; Faculty Affiliate, Center for Political Studies, ISR; University of Michigan

Ann Arbor
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Joined October 2011
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    5 Sep 2019

    Evidence of negativity biases worldwide, but also individual variation = in a diversified media environment, news producers should not underestimate the audience for positive news content. Open access , with & Nir,

    Individuals are more physiologically triggered by negative news than positive news stories, according to a new study that suggests a substantial audience for positive news exists. In PNAS:
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    1 hour ago

    Looking for resources to support election 2020 coverage? Check out ’ Journalist Toolbox, a comprehensive list of info & tools that include ECAD Network’s “Recommendations for Media Covering the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.”

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    Oct 20

    The view of politics for most Americans is two camps bickering endlessly and fruitlessly over unimportant issues, say  and 

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    Oct 19

    🚨A new paper🚨 out now with Gabriel López‐Moctezuma, , and : 1/n

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    Oct 19

    Interested in a graduate degree from the UW-Madison? We are hosting a virtual open house on Thursday, October 29 to discuss our MA and PhD programs in Journalism and Mass Communication. See link for times of the sessions and their focus / how to sign up

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    Oct 15

    It's been a weird year, and while we can't fix your Zoom fatigue we can offer our support and expertise to our friends in journalism. Specific expertise, or help thinking through big-picture-democracy questions, we’ve got you covered

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    Oct 15

    Forecasting the 2020 Presidential Election: Leading Economic Indicators, Polls, and the Vote

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    Oct 15

    Journalists & academics both have a responsibility to the public good & democratic health. As scholars of politics & media, we’ve drafted practical, evidence-based recommendations to support journalists covering the 2020 election:

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    Oct 15

    📺 I am happy to announce that the videos of all proceedings of are now available. Please watch, use, and share almost 17 hours worth of videos discussing and showcasing amazing research on media and politics around the world.

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  10. Oct 14

    Based on these and other concerns, I'm a proud signatory on this open letter. Lots more on the important role that media can play in US politics here! 3/3

    Journalists & academics have a shared responsibility to the public good & democratic health. As scholars of politics & media, we offer this white paper w/ practical, nonpartisan evidence-based recs to those covering the 2020 election:
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  11. Oct 14

    Even as Biden's lead widens media coverage focuses on Trump. Here is the trend, basically unchanged over the last six weeks. 2/3

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  12. Oct 14

    US media continue to cover Trump over Biden at a ratio of 3:1. This imbalance produces genuine problems for citizens trying to learn about the candidates. Join me at 1pm today! 1/2

    TODAY at 1pm Eastern: Mike Traugott, Josh Pasek (), and Stuart Soroka () will discuss public opinion and media coverage leading up to . Join us virtually
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    Oct 14

    TODAY at 1pm Eastern: Mike Traugott, Josh Pasek (), and Stuart Soroka () will discuss public opinion and media coverage leading up to . Join us virtually

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    Oct 13

    Are you a PhD in political science? The insanity of the academic job market has you thinking about other options? Ask our fantastic group of panelists your Qs! *Join us Nov 6 at 1pm MST*

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  15. Oct 9

    A second presidential debate is unlikely right now, but these results show a pretty striking difference in Twitter ‘stance’ towards the two candidates before and after the first one. Public opinion may or may not have changed; but Twitter evaluations were pretty clear.

    What can Twitter tells us about the candidate's performance in the first Presidential debate? and are out with a new stance analysis answering just that question! Check it out here:
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  16. Oct 8

    Another important aspect of this campaign (also in the article): in a highly negative information environment, positive information may be more outlying.

    The fact that President Trump is more reliant on attacks than his challenger is one of the many reasons that the is unique, says CPS faculty member .
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    Sep 29

    On Monday, Oct. 5 at 5 pm, join the SOJC for Journalism, Politics, and the 2020 Election with panelists & . This webinar will offer an overview of the 2020 presidential election with emphasis on journalistic coverage. Visit

    Journalism, Politics, and the 2020 Election. With headshots of Regina Lawrence and Brent Walth
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  18. Sep 29

    Coverage is not necessarily positive, of course. But the absence of coverage limits what voters can learn about the candidates. Data from , and .

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  19. Sep 29

    0.5 on this measure indicates that for every 1 mention of Biden newspapers mention Trump 3 times. There are only minor differences across papers. All have a Trump v Biden gap that is twice as large as for any incumbent in 40 yrs. (See )

    After lots of discussion in 2016-17 about whether news gave too much time to Trump, it seems (to me) that he is getting an especially huge share of coverage in 2020. So I ran some analyses and here are the results. 1/4
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  20. Sep 29

    Last week I circulated data suggesting that in spite of concerns in and about Trump's dominance of the news agenda, coverage is still heavily skewed in his favor. As we approach , here is the Sept balance in coverage across 12 major newspapers.

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    Sep 21

    In collaboration with our project at has now collected over 1 million observations of social distancing behavior since April. After a midsummer lull, full-on polarization of activity has returned. (Model w State FE & demographics. coefficients are v. Ind)

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