Media outlets in the United States are frequently accused of articulating partisan biases in political reporting. In Europe, the media and citizens are assumed to interpret reality from polarized and populist mindsets. To date, however, empirical research has not explored how such interpretations are constructed online. Important questions remain unanswered: How are online media constructing partisan biases? How do citizens respond to such news? To answer these questions, this article draws on a comparative qualitative content analysis of online political news and responses in the United States, U.K., and The Netherlands (N = 1,179). Results reveal that citizens respond to partisan news with congruent polarized interpretations. These findings provide important foundational evidence for the congruence between partisan media and polarized interpretations.

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党派媒体，两极分化的观众？美国、英国和荷兰的在线政治新闻和回应的定性分析

美国媒体经常被指责在政治报道中表达党派偏见。在欧洲，媒体和公民被假定从两极分化和民粹主义的心态来解释现实。然而，迄今为止，实证研究尚未探索如何在线构建此类解释。重要的问题仍未得到解答：在线媒体如何构建党派偏见？市民如何回应此类消息？为了回答这些问题，本文对美国、英国和荷兰（N = 1,179）的在线政治新闻和回应进行了比较定性的内容分析。结果显示，公民以一致的两极分化解释回应党派新闻。