"Polarization helps mobilize Latin American voters, but does it provide an ideological or a winner advantage?"

Presented by graduate students from Dr. Hernando Rojas' course in the Schl. of Journalism & Mass Comm., UW-Madison.

This study examines whether news media consumption is related to affective and political polarization, and, in turn, whether these forms of polarization are associated with increased turnout in presidential elections and whether they tend to favor specific candidates over others. Examining post-election surveys from five countries — Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, & Mexico.