Abstract
This study used rigorous meta-analytic approaches to analyze empirical agenda-setting studies published from 1972 to 2015, and 67 studies that met the inclusion criteria for analysis produced a moderate grand mean effect size of 0.487. A multiple regression analysis revealed one most notable predictor that classified the basis for the study correlation as either content categories or survey participants. A multiple regression of a subgroup using content categories produced homogeneity. The mean effect size for these studies was 0.51. This is an indication of consistency in findings across agenda-setting studies and the presence of strong news media’s public agenda-setting effects.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 150-172 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2019 |
Keywords
- agenda setting
- media agenda
- meta-analysis
- news media
- public agenda