HME文献21 Examining the hostile media effect as an intergroup phenomenon, The role of ingroup identification and status.pdfVIP

Paper accepted for publication in Journal of Communication Examining the Hostile Media Effect as an Intergroup Phenomenon: The Role of Ingroup Identification and Status Tilo Hartmann Martin Tanis Department of Communication Science VU University Amsterdam Please cite as: Hartmann, T. Tanis, M. (in press). Examining the hostile media effect as an intergroup phenomenon: The role of ingroup identification and status. Manuscript accepted fo publication in Journal of Communication. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Tilo Hartmann, Department of Communication Science, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands, e-mail: t.hartmann@vu.nl Thank you note: We like to thank Nicolette Boskaljon for her great contribution to Study 1. The authors are also grateful to Jeana Frost, Allison Eden, the editor, and three anonymous reviewers for their valuable suggestions for improving an earlier version of the paper. Running head: HOSTILE MEDIA EFFECT 1 Abstract The present approach conceptualizes the hostile media effect as an intergroup phenomenon. Two empirical studies, one quasi-experimental and one experimental, examine the hostile media effect in the context of the abortion debate. Both studies show that ingroup identification and group status qualify the hostile media effect. Pro-choice and pro-life group members perceived an identical newspaper article as biased against their own viewpoint only if they considered their ingroup to have a lower status in society than the outgroup. In addition, only group members with a stronger ingroup identification showed a hostile media effect, particu