Study: Watchers of AJE News Become 'Less Dogmatic'

Citing a study by Shawn Powers at USC and Mohammed el-Nawawy at Queens University titled,”Al-Jazeera English and global news networks: clash of civilizations or cross-cultural dialogue?” Elisabeth Best at Miller-McCune writes:

But researchers found that the longer participants had been watching AJE, the less dogmatic they were in their thinking, as measured by a survey evaluating dependence on particular networks and support for U.S. policies. This is not to say that AJE viewers were not affected by the opinions promoted by the network: The more frequently participants tuned into AJE, the less supportive they were of the U.S.

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