Can citizen journalists effectively set the public agenda?

... agenda-setting theory of the mass media. agenda-setting hypothesis. The mass media have the ability to transfer the salience of items on their news agendas ... My findings support Chaffee and Metzger's (2001) prediction that “the key problem for agenda–setting theory will change from what issues the media tell people ... ... news—particularly political news—as well as agenda-setting theory and its implications for digital media. In the following subsections we describe previous ... The central claim of agenda setting theory is an individual or organization using mass media to influence the importance of objectives or goals on their ... The Contingency of the Mass Media's Political Agenda-setting Power: Towards a Preliminary Theory. Journal of Communication, 56(1), 88–109. Article Google ... The function of mass media agenda setting. DL Shaw, SE Martin. Journalism quarterly 69 (4), 902-920, 1992. 371, 1992. The agenda-setting theory. M McCombs, S ... As a result, agenda-setting theory has had a profound influence, not only on mass communication and political communication research, but also ... Oct 23, 2016 ... This entry provides an overview of three widely studied theories and mechanisms of influence: agenda-setting, which occurs when increased media coverage of an ... The associate professors of journalism at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, conducted a study on how impactful the news media was with potential ... Aug 24, 2022 ... Agenda setting (McCombs & Shaw, 1972) suggests that the media does not tell people what to think, but that they shape what audiences think about ...