Local newspapers are gradually replaced with local news websites (Darr, Hitt, and Dunaway 2018; Hayes and Lawless, 2015; 2018; Peterson 2021). They are often under the influence of partisan agenda (Mahone and Napoli 2020). 

News Outlets Type: Local

News Outlets Type: National

People in the United States can be exposed to foreign news and propaganda through foreign news sources.

News Outlets Type: Foreign

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Creation of online news outlets has few perquisites, resulting in the abundance of available online news sources to the general public (Hindman 2008; Metzger et al. 2003; Munger 2020; Pennycook and Rand 2019; Van Aelst et al. 2017). 

Online News Outlets

PETERSON, E., & ALLAMONG, M. (2022). The Influence of Unknown Media on Public Opinion: Evidence from Local and Foreign News Sources. American Political Science Review, 116(2), 719-733. doi:10.1017/S0003055421001234

The Influence of Unknown Media on Public Opinion: Evidence from Local and Foreign News Sources

Types of News Outlets

Unknown or unfamiliar news sources have the possibilities of producing biased stories or misinformation (Guess, Nyhan, and Reifler 2020; Lazer et al. 2018). 

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