What are the challenges of combating misinformation and disinformation online?

Agenda-setting theory, proposed by Maxwell McCombs and Donald Shaw (1972), suggests that media doesn't dictate what to think but what to think about. Agenda setting is one of the major theories in mass communication research, offer- ing a way of understanding the influence of news coverage on audience members ... In general, agenda-setting theory would suggest that the press is more likely to be influential where the issues they portray are less well-known and ... Mar 26, 2014 ... We utilize “big data” to explore attention and framing in the traditional and social media for 29 political issues during 2012. Here is a graph that shows the difference between the traditional approach of agenda setting theory and the Network Agenda Setting Model. ... Journalism & Mass ... Jan 11, 2023 ... In a nutshell, agenda setting refers to the process by which mass media — including journalistic media — present certain issues (e.g., gun ... This paper examines six major terrorist attacks that occurred in France and Nigeria between 2011 and 2016. 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 ... Nov 5, 2013 ... Exciting intellectual frontiers are open for exploration as agenda-setting theory moves beyond its 25th anniversary. Abstract. Drawing on components of agenda-setting theory and the two-step flow of information from mass media to news audiences, this study examines the ...