Kim Fridkin

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire: How Fact-Checking Influences Citizens’ Reactions to Negative Advertising

Political Communication, 2015

Electoral campaigns are dynamic and an important change in recent elections is the growth of fact... more Electoral campaigns are dynamic and an important change in recent elections is the growth of fact-checking; the assessment of the truthfulness of political advertisements by news media organizations and watchdog groups. In this article, we examine the role that fact-checks play in shaping citizens' views of negative commercials and political candidates. We rely on an Internet survey experiment where we vary people's exposure to negative advertisements and a follow-up fact-check article (i.e., no fact-check, accurate fact-check, inaccurate fact-check). The results of our experiment show that fact-checks influence people's assessments of the accuracy, usefulness, and tone of negative political ads. Furthermore, sophisticated citizens and citizens with low tolerance for negative campaigning are most responsive to fact-checks. The fact-checks also sway citizens' likelihood of accepting the claims made in the advertisements. Finally, negative fact-checks (e.g., fact-checks challenging the truthfulness of the claims of the negative commercial) are more powerful than positive fact-checks.

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Capturing the Power of a Campaign Event: The 2004 Presidential Debate in Tempe

by Kim Fridkin, S. Gershon, G. Woodall, and Karen Shafer

The Journal of Politics, 2007

Capturing the Power of a Campaign Event:

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A Model of Candidate Evaluations in Senate Elections: The Impact of Campaign Intensity

The Journal of Politics, 1997

... We would like to thank Larry Bartels, Steve Finkel, Edie Goldenberg, Rick Herrera, Jim Kahn, ... more

Does Being Male Help? An Investigation of the Effects of Candidate Gender and Campaign Coverage on Evaluations of U.S. Senate Candidates

The Journal of Politics, 1992

... 509 TABLE 4 THE COMBINED IMPACT OF CANDIDATE GENDER AND CANDIDATE COVERAGE ON EVALUATIONS OF ... more

The Distorted Mirror: Press Coverage of Women Candidates for Statewide Office

The Journal of Politics, 1994

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Women Candidates in the News: An Examination of Gender Differences in U.S. Senate Campaign Coverage

Public Opinion Quarterly, 1991

... better able to deal with such issues as education and health (Gallup 1984; National Women&amp... more ... better able to deal with such issues as education and health (Gallup 1984; National Women&amp;#x27;s Political ... When we examine Senate coverage by level of competition,6 we find that the male ... races could be explained by differences in newspaper size rather than by the gender of the ...

Gender, Candidate Portrayals and Election Campaigns: A Comparative Perspective

by Miki Kittilson and Kim Fridkin

Politics & Gender, 2008

... instance, in coverage of the 2006 Canadian election, ideologically diverse female candidates,... more ... instance, in coverage of the 2006 Canadian election, ideologically diverse female candidates, from the NDP&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x27;s Olivia Chow (Trinity-Spadina) to the Liberal&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x27;s Deborah Coyne (Toronto Danforth) and Bonnie Brown (Oakville) to the Conservative&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x27;s Arnjeet Kaur Sangha (Mississauga ...

Representing Women: Sex, Gender, and Legislative Behavior in Arizona and California by Beth Reingold

Political Science Quarterly, 2001

Contents Acknowledgments, ix Introduction, i Part I. Representing Women in Theory and in Context ... more

Incumbency and the News Media in U. S. Senate Elections: An Experimental Investigation

Political Research Quarterly, 1993

... Finally, national political conditions, including the presiding economic cli-mate and the pop... more ... Finally, national political conditions, including the presiding economic cli-mate and the popularity of the ... Yet with survey data it is difficult to isolate status effects from other variables ... On the substantive side, there is considerable evidence that newspapers carry more information ...

Gender Differences in Campaign Messages: The Political Advertisements of Men and Women Candidates for U. S. Senate

Political Research Quarterly, 1993

... candidates (Goldenberg and Traugott 1987; Joslyn 1984; Patterson 1980). In this paper I exami... more

Grabbing attention: An experimental investigation of headlines during campaigns

Political Communication, 1993

Bad for Men, Better for Women: The Impact of Stereotypes During Negative Campaigns

by G. Woodall and Kim Fridkin

Political Behavior, 2009

Page 1. ORIGINAL PAPER Bad for Men, Better for Women: The Impact of Stereotypes During Negative C... more

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Creating impressions: An experimental investigation of political advertising on television

Political Behavior, 1994

Using an experimental design, this paper addresses a few basic, but important, questions about th... more Using an experimental design, this paper addresses a few basic, but important, questions about the influence of televised political advertising. How effective are different kinds of political spots in creating impressions of a candidate among viewers? Do negative ads work better than positive ads in creating favorable impressions? Do spots that focus on issues create more favorable impressions than spots that stress the traits of a candidate? Do two ads work borer than one ad in creating impressions? Can the effects of a spot be undercut by a follow-up advertisement from the opposition? This paper offers some tentative answers to these questions.

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Comparing the views of superdelegates and Democratic voters in the 2008 Democratic nomination campaign

by Kim Fridkin and S. Gershon

Party Politics, 2012

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Senate Elections in the News: Examining Campaign Coverage

Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1991

... Representatives-is available for private citi-zens. The electoral experience of the challenge... more

Characteristics of Press Coverage in Senate and Gubernatorial Elections: Information Available to Voters

Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1995

The Importance of Issues in Senate Campaigns: Citizens' Reception of Issue Messages

Legislative Studies Quarterly, 2001

Page 1. KIM FRIDKIN KAHN PATRICK J. KENNEY Arizona State University The Importance of Issues in S... more

Reviewers of LSQ Manuscripts during 2012

Legislative Studies Quarterly, 2013

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Exploring the function of legitimacy: Mediating effects of personal and institutional legitimacy on leadership endorsement and system support

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1985

Spinning Debates: The Impact of the News Media's Coverage of the Final 2004 Presidential Debate

by Kim Fridkin, S. Gershon, and G. Woodall

The International Journal of Press/Politics, 2008

... Jim Lehrer began the broadcast with this lead, Senator Kerry drew fire today from the vicepr... more ... Jim Lehrer began the broadcast with this lead, Senator Kerry drew fire today from the vicepresident&#x27;s family for ... In this article, we examine whether media coverage or spin following apresidential debate influences peoples&#x27; evaluations of the ... 30 Press/Politics 13(1) Winter 2008 ...

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