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University of Michigan: Polarized Instagrammers Fueled Media Coverage of NFL Athlete Activism
May 17, 2022
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:

News media covered the National Football League national anthem protests more heavily on their Instagram accounts when readers' reactions to protest were more negative and more polarized, according to a University of Michigan study.

This reader polarization on Instagram was triggered Sept. 22, 2017, when Donald Trump criticized the athletes who took a knee during t . . .

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