Matthew P. Hitt
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Matthew P. Hitt
@matthewhitt.bsky.social
Political scientist at Colorado State University. American politics, judicial politics, political communication. My books and other stuff: www.Matthewphitt.com.
100% we do it. Or if copyright won’t work out, we could just do a picture of a bunch of dogs who caught the cars they were chasing. Here’s what AI punched up if we want to go that route
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Thanks for sharing our work! Our follow-up book showed that when a local paper emphasized local/state politics over national on its opinion page, that slowed the growth of polarization among residents of the community. polisci.colostate.edu/2022/04/home...
Home Style Opinion: How Local Newspapers Can Slow Polarization - Political Science | Colorado State University
Author: Matthew Hitt, Joshua Darr, Johanna Dunaway Summary: Local newspapers can hold back the rising tide of political division in America by turning away from the partisan battles in Washington and ...
polisci.colostate.edu
July 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Thanks Erin!
April 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Thanks for the shoutout! I'd be very curious to know how these kinds of dynamics replicate or not at the local levels of government. Good luck with the project!
April 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Thanks Nick, and I couldn't have said it any better myself. And thanks to everyone for the kind words and for sharing this!
April 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM