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Center for Media Engagement / Natalie Jomini Stroud, Caroline Murray, and Alex Curry / Aug 6
“Adding humanizing details about sources to news articles covering controversial topics did not affect readers’ perceptions of people with opposing views or the news organization’s credibility. Watching videos of people sharing personal stories related to a political issue increased conservatives’ favorability toward people with opposing views. However, exposure to the videos did not affect liberals’ attitudes.” LO