People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

A survey of more than 1,400 local officials found that local governments are “largely insulated from the harshest effects of polarization.” ...

He pointed to data from American National Election Studies (ANES) to illustrate the significance of the two degree shift. Over the past five decades, Americans’ positive views of those belonging to ...

Although the law bars charitable nonprofits from endorsing political candidates, charities are allowed to engage in at least some advocacy, lobbying and public affairs work tied to issues that are ...

This week, the Poynter Institute is publishing installments from “Shut Out: Strategies for good journalism when sources dismiss the press,” our report from a 2023 symposium by the Craig Newmark Center ...

Polarization in the U.S. didn’t rise gradually. A new machine-learning study shows it surged after 2008- but why?