The agenda-setting process in international news
The agenda-setting process in international news
Author(s): Wayne Wanta, Simona MikušováSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: international news; agenda-setting; framing
Summary/Abstract: A framework for applying agenda-setting theory in an international news context is proposed. First-level agenda-setting would suggest that the more news coverage a nation receives, the more that nation will be viewed as being critically important to readers. Second-level agenda-setting meanwhile would suggest that the nature of the coverage, both attributes linked to a country and the tone of the coverage, would impact whether readers view the nation positively or negatively. The framework is employed through a content analysis of international news coverage in two Slovakian newspapers. The analysis shows the usefulness of the approach.
Journal: Central European Journal of Communication
- Issue Year: 3/2010
- Issue No: 05
- Page Range: 221-235
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English