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.
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 theoreti...
In 1996, the National Issues Convention (NIC) assembled a national sample of 459 Americans on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. This diverse group of Americans was seen and heard nationally. They spent three days in small group discussions of major public issues and participated in two live PBS telecasts moderated by Jim Lehrer where they questioned Vice President Al Gore and four contenders for the Republican presidential nomination. This experiment in democracy was an innovative step that engaged the ongoing debate about mass communication and democracy. The Poll With a Human...
In 1996, the National Issues Convention (NIC) assembled a national sample of 459 Americans on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. This di...
