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Agenda Setting and International News

Media Influence on Public Perceptions of Foreign Nations

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ID23345207
AuthorsWayne Wanta (0000-0002-9337-4006, School of Journalism and executive director of the Center for the Digital Globe at the University of Missouri), Guy J Golan (0000-0003-4083-1135, Louisiana State University), Guy Golan (Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University), Cheolhan Lee
Year2004
Volume81
Issue2
Pages364-377
Publication date2004-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-6990 • E-ISSN: 2161-430X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/107769900408100209
OpenAlexW2027674570
LanguageEN
Citations received246
References cited17

A national poll and a content analysis of network newscasts examined if coverage of foreign nations had an agenda-setting influence. The more media coverage a nation received, the more likely respondents were to think the nation was vitally important to U.S. interests, supporting the agenda-setting hypothesis. The more negative coverage a nation received, the more likely respondents were to think negatively about the nation, supporting the second level of agenda setting. Positive coverage of a nation had no influence on public perceptions.

Content analysis · Mass media · Media coverage · Media studies · News media · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics

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