In an experiment conducted with 365 people in Chile, participants who read news about extreme civil disobedience during protests were 10% more likely than a control group to say they'd prefer autocracy to democracy.
Ambivalent
Autocracy
Democracy
X
91
46
Read entertainment news (control group)
41
94
33
Read a news story about protests
60
91
Post-reading survey conducted online with Chilean participants recruited via Facebook.
