Polarization feedback loop

Definition

A polarization feedback loop occurs when media content contributes to increasingly polarized public opinions, which in turn influences media to produce more polarized content. This cycle reinforces and amplifies political divisions within society.

Related terms

Echo Chamber: A situation where beliefs are amplified or reinforced by communication and repetition inside a closed system, limiting exposure to differing perspectives.

Confirmation Bias:

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Media Bias:

The bias of journalists and news producers within the mass media in the selection of events and stories that are reported and how they are covered