Press Room
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Joe Biden calls for civility in uncivil times, The Sacramento Bee, 3/2016 PDF
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Advertisers May Suffer 'Political Crowd Out' as 2016 Elections Near, Ad Age, 2/2016 PDF
Advertisers fear spillover effect of negative political ads.
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When Your Friends Don't Share Your Politics, Forbes, 2/2016
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What Role Does Partisanship Play Outside of the Polls?, Science Friday, 1/2016 MP3
Shanto Iyengar discusses PCL study showing that the biggest social divide might not be race or religion, but rather political affiliation.
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The Strongest Prejudice Was Identified, Edge, 1/2016 PDF
Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt considers PCL research on political polarization to be the most interesting recent scientific news.
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Why This Year’s Christmas Season Is So Angry, Bloomberg Businessweek, 12/17/15 PDF
- "Political identity is fair game for hatred": how Republicans and Democrats discriminate, Vox, 12/7/2015 PDF
Even as American voters remain relatively centrist, they seem to be getting angrier and more fearful of the other side.
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These political scientists are discovering even more reasons U.S. politics are a disaster, The Washington Post, 11/3/2015 PDF
Partisan distaste extends beyond presidential candidates in the other party to their supporters.
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Carly Fiorina's rise in polls fueled by buzz, not facts, San Jose Mercury News, 10/15 PDF
The factual validity of debate statements make almost no difference to the trajectory of the polls.
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Blame absence of presidential greatness on media, The Gazette 8/2015 PDF
- New Developments in Political Communication Research, Waseda University, 7/2015
In this international workshop Shanto Iyengar presented his research based on a comparative analysis of partisan polarization in the United States, United Kingdom, Belgium and Spain.
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Comments by Shanto Iyengar, 2015 William S. Morris III Distinguished Lecturer at Texas Tech 4/2015
A candidates non-verbal qualities have a great impact on voter choice.
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America’s new cycle of partisan hatred, The Washington Post, 4/2015. PDF
PCL study shows that Americans now discriminate more on the basis of party than on race, gender or any of the other divides we typically think of — and that discrimination extends beyond politics into personal relationships and non-political behaviors.
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How Did Politics Get So Personal?, The New York Times, 1/2015 PDF
New findings suggest that the sources of dispute in contemporary life go far beyond ideological differences or mere polarization. They have become elemental, almost tribal, tapping into in-group loyalty and out-group enmity.
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Why Partyism Is Wrong, The New York Times, 10/2014 PDF
David Brooks' opinion piece on PCL research showing that people are now less judgmental about different lifestyles, but they are more judgmental about policy labels.
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Political animosity exceeds racial hostility, new Stanford research shows, Stanford Report, 10/2014 PDF
PCL research shows that Democrats and Republicans are increasingly polar opposites – their political biases spill over into their social lives.
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Partyism now trumps racism, CNN, 9/14
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Partyism Trumps Racism, The Michael Smerconish Show, 9/2014 MP3
Smerconish talks about a new PCL study that shows that now, partyism - political affiliation, excedes racial prejudice among Americans.
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'Partyism' Now Trumps Racism, Bloomberg View, 9/2014 PDF
Shanto Iyengar and PCL graduate student Sean Westwood conducted a large-scale implicit association test and found people’s political bias to be much larger than their racial bias.
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In elections, even veteran incumbents pressured to debate, San Francisco Chronicle 3/2014 PDF
The conventional wisdom has always been that the candidate in the lead has fewer reasons to participate in a debate, however that may not be practical in the age of social media.
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Forum: The Final Presidential Debate, KQED Radio, 10/2012 MP3
Analysis of the impact of the debate with Carla Marinucci, Henry Brady, and Shanto Iyengar.
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Stanford Open Office Hours: Shanto Iyengar (part 2)
Prof. Iyengar responds to your questions about political polarization and its implications on this year's elections.
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Stanford Open Office Hours: Shanto Iyengar (part 1), 3/2012
Prof. Iyengar responds to your questions about the role of media in the US presidential race.
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Despite kingmaking expectations, Fox News seems neutral among GOP field, The Washington Post, 12/2011. PDF
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Attacks make a better sales campaign , The Australian, 10/2011. PDF
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Negative politics in US and Australia, ABC News 24 - The Drum, 10/2011 VIDEO
Politicians haven't always campaigned by attacking their opponents, but that those days are long past in both the US and Australia.
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Still some of the old in new media age, The United States Studies Centre, 10/2011 VIDEO
In this interview Professor Shanto Iyengar discusses how political candidates in America are utilising new media in their efforts to be elected to public office.
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Immigration in the US presidential campaign, Australian Broadcasting Corp., 10/2011
As the next presidential campaign in the United States begins to unfold, immigration's already elbowing its way into the picture. Shanto Iyengar talks with Ron Sutton.
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Negative information about politics is positively appealing, says author, The Sydney Morning Herald, 10/2011. PDF
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World News Australia interview with Shanto Iyengar, SBS, 10/2011 VIDEO
Shanto Iyengar speaks to SBS about the role religion has assumed in the US race for the Republican presidential nomination
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The Rise of Negativity in Politics, Australian Broadcasting Corp., 10/2011 MP3, PDF
Shanto Iyengar discusses negative campaigning with Mike Colvin
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Q&A: Stanford's Shanto Iyengar discusses upcoming State of the Union address, Stanford Report, 1/2011. PDF
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The Breakdown: Do Negative Campaign Ads Sway Voters?, The Nation, 10/2010 MP3
The Nation's Chris Hayes podcast with Shanto Iyengar
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Joe Arpaio and Al Sharpton's immigration road show, Politico, 4/2010. PDF
The national debate over immigration is being framed by a deeply personal and long-running argument between two of its most polarizing figures.
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Interview with Shanto Iyengar, IE University, 4/2010.
Iyengar discusses the potential for cross-national political communication research during the Transactional Connections Symposium in Segovia Spain.
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Edutainment: Political Communication, IE University, 4/2010.
Adrian Monck, John Kelly, Marc Smith and Shanto Iyengar were interviewed during the Transactional Connections Symposium in Segovia Spain.
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The News Deficit: Public television's role in informing Americans, Columbia Journalism Review, 6/2009.
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Obama escapes Bradley effect, but race still a factor, Globe and Mail, 11/2008.
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Campaigns on the Attack, Does It Work?, with Shanto Iyengar, KPFA Morning Show, 10/2008. MP3
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Shanto Iyengar: Why Palin was a Mistake, Excerpt from Swissnex Panel: How Does News Media Impact Elections?, 10/2008. PANEL VIDEO
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Researchers Say Voters Swayed by Candidates Who Share Their Looks, Stanford Report, 10/2008. PDF
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Election 2008: The Advertising, washingtonpost.com, 8/2008. PDF
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US Election Takes a Negative Turn, BBC News, 8/2008. PDF
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Out of the press, out of mind, The Hill, 3/2008.
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Analysis: Will a Democrat cross the line to finish first?, The Dallas Morning News, 3/2008.
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When Negative is a Positive: Nasty Politics is Winning Politics, KPCC Pat Morrison Show, 1/2008. MP3
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The Face of Power, Los Angeles Times, 1/2008. PDF
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Immigration reshapes politics everywhere, Politico.com, 12/2007
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Presidential Ad Wars Heat Up: More Candidates Are Taking Their Signature Messages to TV Screens, Washington Post, 9/2007
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Soft News, Hard Sell: Treating the Audience as Consumers, not Citizens, The Ripon Forum, 8/2007
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Clinton's Campaign Embraces 'Social Networking', KGO-TV, 8/2007. PDF
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Appearances may sway voters, but shouldn't overshadow serious campaign issues, Tribune-Star, 8/2007
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Term limit backers direct focus on politicians' perks, Contra Costa Times, 5/2007
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Opinion: Bad Public Policy Contributes to the Death Count, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/2007
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New Ethics RulesDon't Stop Cash Flow, KGO, 1/2007
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Washington Post "Media Politics" Discussion with Shanto Iyengar, washingtonpost.com, 11/2006
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Negative Ads Turnoff Voters, Enthrall News Media: Researcher says attack ads help candidates dominate press coverage, washingtonpost.com, 11/2006
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Scientists Track Effects of Negative Ads, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11/2006
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Slipping in Political Mud, Toledo Blade, 11/2006
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When it Comes to Campaign Ads, Klein, Shaw Play Rough, Sun-Sentinel, 11/2006
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Wacky U.S. Election Ads Hit New Low in Personal Smears, Analysts Say , 570News.com, 10/2006
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The Year Of Playing Dirtier: Negative Ads Get Positively Surreal, Washington Post, 10/2006
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Campaign Ads on Oil Tax Mislead Public from Both Sides, Fort Worth Start-Telegram, 10/2006
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In a War of Ads, Voters Lose, The Virginian-Pilot, 10/2006
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In Experiment, Democrats' Ads Prove More Effective: More independent voters were swayed by Democratic appeals, washingtonpost.com, 10/2006
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The Media Manipulation Edition, KALW, 10/2006
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Impact of Negative Advertising, KQED Forum, 9/2006
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Attack Ads Turnoff Undecided Voters, Baltimore Sun, 9/2006
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Who Said What? Issue Advertising and the 2006 Vote washingtonpost.com, 9/2006
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Republican Candidates Stress Independence from Bush, Party in TV Ads, International Herald Tribune, 9/2006
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Angelides and the Charisma Question, Los Angeles Times, 8/2006
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How Common Ground of 9/11 Gave Way to Partisan Split (Print Layout), Washington Post, 7/2006
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How Common Ground of 9/11 Gave Way to Partisan Split, Washington Post, 7/2006
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Mind the Gap: Differences in Public Knowledge about Domestic and Overseas Events, Washington Post, 7/2006
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Unconventional Wisdom: Miserly Republicans, Unprincipled Democrats, Washington Post, 6/2006
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Negative Campaigning Starts Early, KGO, 6/2006
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Study participants favor whites over blacks for Katrina relief aid, San Francisco Chronicle, 6/2006
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Natural Disasters in Black and White: How Racial Cues Influenced Public Response to Hurricane Katrina, Washington Post, 6/2006
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Election fatigue could make polls a lonely place, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/2006
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Ad Attacks Lt. Governor-Candidate Garamendi, KGO, 6/2006
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Westly Stumbles in the Mud, Los Angeles Times, 5/2006
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Red Media, Blue Media: Evidence for a Political Litmus Test in Online News Readership, Washington Post, 5/2006
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Polarization Across Party Lines, or Politics as Contact Sport, Washington Post, 3/2006
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What's in a Face: Testing the Familiarity-Likeability Connection, Washington Post, 2/2006
Governor stakes political capital on 'year of reform' initiatives, The Mercury News, 10/2005
Democratization of Media and Information Societies - Potential and Reality, Swiss Centre for Studies on the Global Information Society Conference Keynote, Shanto Iyengar, 6/2005, More...
Subtle product plugs seen in governor's TV ad, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5/2005
No offseason for political ads, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5/2005
Fact Check: Unions Vs. Gov. Schwarzenegger, AP, 5/2005
Don't Tell Me Again, Washington Post, 4/2005
Playing the fear card, Guardian, 4/2005
Media Blitz mars Mayoral Campaign, KPCC AirTalk, 4/2005
Research Perspectives on Voter Decision-making (Session IV), Kaiser Family Foundation, 11/2004
A Good Dirty Fight, New York Times, 11/2004
Ads Push the Factual Envelope, Washington Post, 11/2004
Vice Presidential Debates, KQED Forum, 11/2004
Winning the war of words, Salon.com, 11/2004
Bin Laden's Image Crops Up in Ads, Los Angeles Times, 10/2004
Edwards and Cheney Prepare for Ohio Showdown, National Public Radio, 10/2004
Block the Vote, Wall Street Journal, 10/2004
Edwards Is No Cheney -- And That's the Plan, Washington Post, 10/2004
Why a Conflicted Kerry Voted Yes -- and Later No -- on Iraq, Los Angeles Times, 7/2004
Party-Funded Ads to Help Kerry 'Ride Wave', Los Angeles Times, 7/2004
From Bush, Unprecedented Negativity, Washington Post, 5/2004
Edwards Wins: A Theory Tested, New York times, 5/2004
Using M.R.I.'s To See Politics On the Brain, New York times, 4/2004
How the images of prison abuse shape perceptions of the war, Christian Science Monitor, 4/2004
TV Ads Portray Bush Tackling Tough Times, Washington Post, 3/2004
Creating Deliberative Democracy Online: Deliberative Polling and its Implications, Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society Speakers Series, James Fishkin & Shanto Iyengar, 10/2003
Primary Colors: The Presidential Primary System, Uncommon Knowledge, 3/2000