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This volume explores agenda-setting theory in light of changes in the media environment in the 21st century. In the decades since the original Chapel Hill study

Agenda-Setting asks who sets the agenda that brings social problems into the public arena, on to the policy agenda and, finally, to a change of policy. It provi

Protecting and promoting health is inherently a political endeavor that requires a sophisticated understanding of the distribution and use of power. Yet while t

Setting the Agenda describes the mass media’s significant and sometimes controversial role in determining which topics are at the centre of public attention a

The news media have significant influence on the formation of public opinion. Called the agenda-setting role of the media, this influence occurs at three levels