August 21, 2020

The Effect of Big-City News on Rural America during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

Keywords (Tags): non-pharm interventions

• Individual-level surveys showed that rural residents are more likely to engage in social distancing behavior than otherwise similar rural residents if their local news is produced in a city that is more affected by COVID-19. However, the effect is less than half the size of the difference in behavior that is attributable to political party affiliation.

Kim et al. (Aug 20, 2020). The Effect of Big-City News on Rural America during the COVID-19 Pandemic. PNAS. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2009384117