“…Experiments have shown that negative depictions of minorities can activate stereotypic attitudes in the audience (Dixon & Azocar, 2007;Domke, 2001;Gilliam & Iyengar, 2000;Power, Murphy, & Coover, 1996). Survey studies also indicate that news exposure is related to biased perceptions (Armstrong, Neuendorf, & Brentar, 1992) and attitudes toward ethnic minorities (Dixon, 2008a(Dixon, , 2008bVergeer, Lubbers, & Scheepers, 2000).…”