Question

question how has partisan polarization affected the media? select an answer a. an overwhelming majority of democrats and republicans use only news outlets that align with their views politically, which further reinforces partisan polarization. b. many mainstream news sources are not explicitly ideologically biased in one direction or another. rather, most are centrist. c. motivated reasoning is one way to combat partisan polarization and produce less - biased news. d. partisan polarization has produced more hard news coverage and reduced the amount of soft news stories.

Explanation:

Partisan polarization leads to people consuming news from sources that match their political views, which in turn exacerbates the polarization. Mainstream news sources are not always centrist, motivated - reasoning is not a way to combat polarization in news, and there is no evidence that polarization has led to more hard - news and less soft - news.

Answer:

A. An overwhelming majority of Democrats and Republicans use only news outlets that align with their views politically, which further reinforces partisan polarization.