“Since this is the editorial section I intend to express my opinion”: Inequality and expressivity in letters to the editor
Year: 2025
Type: letter
Abstract: This paper analyzes the argumentative style and the characteristics of writers of newspaper letters to the editor. Writers are more likely to be White, male, older, more politically active, and less likely to be politically moderate than the local population. Inequality in political participation persists in this forum. Gender and sense of local political efficacy influence how letter writers make their points. Letters to the editor mostly display inequalities similar to other forms of political participation.
DOI: 10.17615/5zs4-sg55
Author: Perrin, Andrew J.
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Language: English
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4414634061
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