I know this response is way too late, but I remembered the term that mattered. CNN effect. If you look it up you’ll see a lot of old articles about what a 24-hour News Network did to basically change the way people absorbed information and how that changed perceptions.
Matrix LLC! While were at it these guys are also involved in third party politics!
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-09-01/gop-network-props-up-liberal-third-party-candidates-in-key-states-hoping-to-siphon-off-harris-votes