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
Protecting and promoting health is inherently a political endeavor that requires a sophisticated understanding of the distribution and use of power. Yet while t
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
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
Setting the agenda on agenda setting, this Handbook explores how and why private matters become public issues and occasionally government priorities. It provide