How do the media determine the salience of issues?

Agenda-setting theory shows the ability of the news media to influence the salience of topics on the public agenda. Sep 4, 2021 ... The agenda-setting theory suggests media institutions shape the political debate by choosing which topics and issues should feature in the news broadcasts. This study uses agenda-setting theory to show that the themes and tones that were salient in coverage of the Trump campaign transferred to the public as they ... Mar 4, 2025 ... The media yields authority over the truth behind the information by showing it selectively and not comprehensively. · The media gives more ... of journalists, and news media uses and effects, especially agenda-setting effects. Correspondence should be addressed to Donald L. Shaw, School of Journalism, ... 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 ... This paper examines the characteristics of disaster reporting, starting with why disaster reporting is necessary and is supported by agenda-setting theory. Agenda-setting theory describes the capacity of news media to influence and guide public discourse. That is, if a news item is covered frequently and ... Jan 21, 2023 ... McCombs, M. E., Shaw, D. L., & Weaver, D. H. (2014). New directions in agenda-setting theory and research. Mass communication and society, 17(6) ... The agenda setting theory was formally developed by McCombs and Shaw (1972) when they studied the US Presidential Election of 1968.