Strangers on a Theoretical Train: Inter-media agenda setting, community structure, and local news coverage. (3rd July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Funk, Marcus J.; McCombs, Maxwell
• Is Part Of: Journalism studies. Volume 18:Number 7(2017)
• Page Start: 845
• Page End: 865
• Publication Date: 2017-07-03
• Subjects: agenda setting -- community structure -- computerized content analysis -- content analysis -- local journalism -- national journalism; Journalism -- Periodicals; 070.4
• DOI: 10.1080/1461670X.2015.1099460
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1461-670X

Abstract

Abstract : Agenda setting and community structure theories are conceptual inverses of one another that are rarely considered in tandem. This study employs DICTION 6.0 and McCombs and Funk's research design to compare news coverage of immigration and abortion over a 10-year period in national, high-demographic interest, and low-demographic interest newspapers. Although only modest support is found for inter-media, second-level agenda setting, considerable support is found for community structure effects.