Scything the grass

Agenda-setting consequences of appointing public inquiries in the UK. A longitudinal analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID6327005
AuthorsRaanan Sulitzeanu-Kenan (0000-0001-9663-8954, Department of Political Science and Federmann School of Public Policy and Government, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume35
Issue4
Pages629-650
Publication date2007-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442
PublisherBristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/030557307782452985
OpenAlexW2004307866
LanguageEN
Citations received12

English The media salience trends of 40 events in the UK between 1984 and 2003 were examined to determine the validity of allegations regarding the agenda-setting effect of appointing public inquiries. Results show that, contrary to the ‘long grass’ argument, the attenuation in media salience following the appointment of a public inquiry is not different from that of non-inquired events. The findings are analysed and an alternative explanation is suggested for the prevalence of the ‘long grass’ argument

Argument (complex analysis · Demographic economics · Economics · Media coverage · Media studies · Political science · Public relations · Salience (neuroscience · Sociology · Media Studies and Communication · Medicine · Psychology · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies

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