How did the media, on both the Left and the Right, increase the partisan divide in the early 2000s?

How did the media, on both the Left and the Right, increase the partisan divide in the early 2000s? Name Institutional Affiliation Course Name & Number Professor Due Date Media has always been a significant tool for passing information, educating and facilitating politicians’ engagement with voters. However, in the 2000s, the media significantly contributed to Partisan polarization of Americans. There existed a large divide between the left and right-wing on topics such as abortion, the definition of marriage, the war in Iraq and spying on citizens, which the right wing think they are under attack (AP Archive, 2009). The two divides believed their side was politically right and morally justified. Nonetheless, as people’s lives became intertwined with their political identities, the divisions continued to grow, and with the inclusion of different media, the partisan divide became extensive due to spreading misinformation, weaponizing the differences between the two groups for ratings and revenue, and enabling just anyone to produce and share content. One of the ways the media increased the partisan divide is by spreading misinformation. Media polarization grew and extensively grew between the two divides from the 1990s. Once the right wing achieved success in cultural wars by using innovative media platforms such as radio talk, internet and cable to dare the democratic administration, liberals adopted similar media resistance, using television and the internet. Consequently, this saw the onset of media stations such as Fox News and CNN, among others, who aligned themselves and reported news from one political perspective, misleading people. For example, Daily Show host Jo...