Constructing Political Expertise in the News
Searles, Kathleen / Krupnikov, Yanna / Ryan, John Barry / Style, Hillary
Expert news sources offer context and act as translators, communicating complex policy issues to the public. Therefore, these sources have implications for who, and what is elevated and legitimized by news coverage. This element considers patterns in expert sources, focusing on a particular area of expertise: politics. As a starting point, it conducts a content analysis tracking which types of political experts are most likely to be interviewe...