• DOI:10.2307/2130896
Corpus ID: 154884471

The Political Impact of Prime-Time Television: "The Day After"

@article{Feldman1985ThePI,
  title={The Political Impact of Prime-Time Television: "The Day After"},
  author={S. Feldman and L. Sigelman},
  journal={The Journal of Politics},
  year={1985},
  volume={47},
  pages={556 - 578}
}

S. Feldman, L. Sigelman

Published 1985

Political Science

The Journal of Politics

The attitudinal effects of the television docudrama "The Day After," which depicted the aftermath of a Soviet nuclear attack on the Kansas City area, are analyzed through data from a panel conducted immediately before and after the program was shown. The effects of the program's byproducts (associated coverage and discussion) outweighed the effects of the program itself. The program seems to have had its greatest direct impact on the salience of and information about nuclear war rather than on… CONTINUE READING

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