| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11401/76765 | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree. | en_US |
| dc.format | Monograph | |
| dc.format.medium | Electronic Resource | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY. | |
| dc.type | Dissertation | |
| dcterms.abstract | Honesty has long been a trait voters seek in candidates for political office, yet the past few decades of American politics are strewn with examples of blatant dishonesty by political figures, sometimes with seemingly few electoral consequences. This dissertation examines how perceptions of candidate honesty are formed, as well as potential consequences of dishonest behavior for candidates as well as parties. The first empirical chapter uses ANES data to look at how media usage by citizens can shape perceived honesty. The second empirical chapter uses ARFIMA-MLM framework to look at usage while adding content in the form of news media and advertising data from the Wisconsin Ad Project. In the final empirical chapter, an experiment examines how news media corrections can influence perceived candidate honesty, as well as how source cues can interact with partisanship to further shape these perceptions. Overall, this dissertation paints a picture of a landscape where media is influential in shaping perceived candidate honesty, but partisanship of candidate and voter may interact with these media cues, such that citizens may reach different conclusions about the honesty of politicians based on their own beliefs and the programming to which they are exposed. | |
| dcterms.available | 2017-09-20T16:51:09Z | |
| dcterms.contributor | Kline, Reuben | en_US |
| dcterms.contributor | Norpoth, Helmut | en_US |
| dcterms.contributor | Lebo, Matthew | en_US |
| dcterms.contributor | Garretson, Jeremiah | en_US |
| dcterms.contributor | Hayes, Danny. | en_US |
| dcterms.creator | Harris, Matthew | |
| dcterms.dateAccepted | 2017-09-20T16:51:09Z | |
| dcterms.dateSubmitted | 2017-09-20T16:51:09Z | |
| dcterms.description | Department of Political Science. | en_US |
| dcterms.extent | 154 pg. | en_US |
| dcterms.format | Application/PDF | en_US |
| dcterms.format | Monograph | |
| dcterms.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/11401/76765 | |
| dcterms.issued | 2015-12-01 | |
| dcterms.language | en_US | |
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| dcterms.publisher | The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY. | |
| dcterms.subject | Political science | |
| dcterms.title | “Post-Truth†Politics? Media Causes and Potential Effects of Perceptions of Candidate Honesty | |
| dcterms.type | Dissertation | |
