Communication and Democracy: Exploring the Intellectual Frontiers in Agenda-Setting Theory

ISBN-13: 9780805825558 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 288 str.

McCombs; Maxwell E. McCombs; Donald L. Shaw

Opis

This volume offers a guide to the future of agenda-setting for those already reasonably well-versed in the research of the last 25 years. The theoretical essays build on research in Shaw and McComb's Public Opinion Quarterly (1972), concerning the effects of various media and political agendas.

Recenzje

"The writing is clear and consistent, a quality not always evident in edited books, and the content is sophisticated, appropriate for use in a graduate seminar."
—Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

"Taken together, the book is a must for political communication researchers, especially when it calls for further discussion of the concepts that guide our future research agenda."
—International Journal of Public Opinion Research

"This book, edited by the founding fathers of agenda-setting studies, puts the spotlight on the continuing evolution of agenda-setting theories. Featuring the work of a diverse group of young scholars, the book exemplifies the lively scholarly dialogue about the interplay of mass media offerings, audience reactions, and public policies in democratic societies. Quite obviously, the agenda-setting approach has lost none of its vigor since its inception 25 years ago. It continues to be an extraordinarily fruitful way to investigate mass media impact in an era of explosive growth of mass communications."
—Doris A. Graber
University of Illinois, Chicago; Editor-in-Chief, Political Communication

Spis treści

Contents: Prologue: "The Game Is Afoot." Part I: The Pictures in Our Heads. S. Ghanem, Filling in the Tapestry: The Second Level of Agenda-Setting. T. Takeshita, Exploring the Media's Roles in Defining Reality: From Issue-Agenda-Setting to Attribute-Agenda- Setting. P-T. King, The Press, Candidate Images, and Voter Perceptions. A. First, Television and the Construction of Social Reality: An Israeli Case Study. L. Willnat, Agenda-Setting and Priming: Conceptual Links and Differences. Part II: The Agenda-Setting Process. J-H. Zhu, W. Boroson, Susceptibility to Agenda-Setting: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis of Individual Differences. M. Roberts, Political Advertising's Influence on News, the Public, and Their Behavior. D.J. Blood, P.C.B. Phillips, Economic Headline News on the Agenda: New Approaches to Understanding Causes and Effects. W.J. Gonzenbach, L. McGavin, A Brief History of Time: A Methodological Analysis of Agenda-Setting. W. Wanta, The Messenger and the Message: Differences Across News Media. Part III: News Agendas and Social Systems. D.L. Lasorsa, Media Agenda-Setting and Press Performance: A Social System Approach for Building Theory. E. Caudill, An Agenda-Setting Perspective on Historical Public Opinion. A. Rodriquez, Cultural Agendas: The Case of Latino-Oriented U.S. Media. H.A. Semetko, A. Mandelli, Setting the Agenda for Cross-National Research: Bringing Values Into the Concept. D.L. Shaw, B.J. Hamm, Agendas for a Public Union or for Private Communities? How Individuals Are Using Media to Reshape American Society.

O autorze

Edited by McCombs, Maxwell E.; Shaw, Donald L.; Weaver, David H.