Taking credit and avoiding blame: Good news, spin control, and democratic accountability
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Academic Article
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abstract
Relying on experimental methodology, we find that positive and negative reports of specific aspects of the economy influence the audience's assessments of political responsibility for the state of the economy. In addition, whether the president actively attempts to take credit (in the case of positive economic news) or attempts to avoid blame (in the case of negative economic news) also influences assessments. Finally, we find that effects are largely dependent on individual levels of partisanship.
authors
publication outlet
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
author list (cited authors)
Shields, T. G., & Goidel, R. K.
publication date
1998
publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publisher
keywords
- Economic Information
- Economic Evaluations
- Political Responsibility
- Blame Management
- Political Accountability
- News Reports
- Credit Taking
- Party Identification
citation count
14
identifier
216239SE
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
start page
99
end page
115
volume
15
issue
1