Thread: Agenda Setting
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Old 06-27-2004, 07:28 PM
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Originally posted by DeltAlum
The news media don't control what happens during any given day. That's why it's called news.

If the day after, the headlines had been about Kerry doing something stupid, a Democratic Congressperson being stopped for DUI, etc., you could easily make the opposite argument.
However, they do select what to cover vs. what not to cover. What to lead with and what to bury.

That's agenda setting.
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