A 2003 study covering 1959–1998 found that television cameras on the legislative floor correlated with an increase in Senate filibusters.
Notes on verification
Confirmed via peer-reviewed Public Choice study (Mixon, Gibson & Upadhyaya, 2003) and independent academic profile corroboration; findings match claim precisely. [tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Our Reading Guide on Congressional Dysfunction - ProPublica (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1022873227439 (corroboration)
- https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/M-Troy-Gibson-34852638 (corroboration)
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/K-Upadhyaya (corroboration)