Strangers on a Theoretical Train

Strangers on a Theoretical Train

Agenda setting and community structure theories are conceptual inverses of one another that are rarely considered in tandem. This study employs DICTION 6.0 and McCombs and Funk's research design to compare news coverage of immigration and abortion over a 10-year period in national, high-demogra...

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Published in:Journalism studies (London, England) Vol. 18; no. 7; p. 845
Main Authors: Funk, Marcus J, McCombs, Maxwell
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 01-07-2017
Subjects:
Abortion
Content analysis
Immigration
Journalism
Mass media
Media coverage
News
Strangers
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Summary:Agenda setting and community structure theories are conceptual inverses of one another that are rarely considered in tandem. This study employs DICTION 6.0 and McCombs and Funk's research design to compare news coverage of immigration and abortion over a 10-year period in national, high-demographic interest, and low-demographic interest newspapers. Although only modest support is found for inter-media, second-level agenda setting, considerable support is found for community structure effects.
ISSN:1461-670X
1469-9699
DOI:10.1080/1461670X.2015.1099460