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RT @CasAndreu: 🚨New Publication @The_JOP We study who sets the issue agenda of state policymakers in the US. We find a mixed picture: they….

@CasAndreu @j_a_tucker @RichBonneauNYC @Jonathan_Nagler @The_JOP Read a summary of the paper here: .

Congrats to the authors @CasAndreu, Oscar Stuhler, Julia Payson, @j_a_tucker, @RichBonneauNYC, and @Jonathan_Nagler. The paper, which is accepted for publication at @The_JOP, is available here:

The research also indicates that state-level media, despite decreasing in number and quality in recent years, continues to play an important democratic function.

These findings have important implications for citizens seeking to influence state policy, suggesting that engaged constituents who follow politics closely can successfully drive attention to the issues they care about.

Overall, our findings challenge the narrative that state politics has become entirely nationalized. While national influence is certainly present, local voices still significantly shape state policy agendas. Here's a summary of our four main findings:

To investigate, we collected 122m tweets from 2018 and 2021 from state & national lawmakers, local & national media outlets, and the general public in multiple states. We trained a new AI classification tool to analyze topics & track issue attention patterns.

The study examines two broad explanations for how state lawmakers prioritize issues: . 1) Since state govt is closer to the ppl, legislators should be more responsive to local actors .2) Since politics is nationalized, lawmakers may align focus with national policy debates.

Amid growing DC gridlock, state legislatures play a vital role in shaping policy. But how do state lawmakers decide which issues deserve their attention? Our new @The_JOP paper is the first large-scale multi-state analysis exploring this question.

RT @_Tiagoventura: I'm happy to share that this paper, "Misinformation Beyond Traditional Feeds: Evidence from a WhatsApp Deactivation Expe….

RT @TheAtlantic: Nearly half of U.S. states have passed laws intended to stop kids from viewing porn online. @ZeveSanderson tells @Jerusale….

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RT @cbarrie: 📄NEW PAPER📄 Ever wondered content people actually pay *attention* to online? Our new research reveals that you likely pay att….

RT @MG_Macdonald: So excited to finally see this out! It was the first paper I started during my postdoc at @CSMaP_NYU.

You can also read a summary of the findings here:.

Congrats to the authors: @MG_Macdonald @m_dot_brown @j_a_tucker @Jonathan_Nagler. The full paper is here:

While observers have long noted that candidates move to the center after their primary elections, the circumstances under which they do so is less understood. This research provides new evidence illuminating this issue.