Setting the Agenda describes the mass media’s significant and sometimes controversial role in determining which topics are at the centre of public attention a

The role of the news media in defining the important issues of the day, also known as the agenda-setting influence of mass communication, has received widesprea

In this provocative and engagingly written book, the authors argue that politicians seldom tailor their policy decisions to "pander" to public opinion. In fact,

With engaging new contributions from the major figures in the fields of the media and public opinion The Oxford Handbook of American Public Opinion and the Medi

The mass media are playing an increasingly central role in modern political life that expands beyond their traditional function as mediators between the world o