Twitter's Agenda-Building and Agenda-setting Effects: Evidence from Political Leaders in Greece

2020 ◽  
pp. 313-330
Author(s):  
Amalia Triantafillidou ◽  
Prodromos Yannas ◽  
Anastasia Kani
Keyword(s):  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Agenda Building ◽  
Political Leaders

International Agenda-Building and Agenda-Setting

2008 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spiro Kiousis ◽  
Xu Wu
Keyword(s):  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Agenda Building

scholarly journals Policy Representation by Party Leaders and Followers: What Drives UK Prime Minister’s Questions?

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaun Bevan ◽  
Peter John
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Policy Agenda ◽  
Agenda Building ◽  
Party Leadership ◽  
Party Leaders ◽  
Policy Representation ◽  
Leaders And Followers ◽  
The Government

This article demonstrates how party leaders (frontbenchers) and backbenchers use their access to UK Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) to represent the policy agenda. Building on comparative research on parliamentary questions and agenda-setting as well as taking account of the particular context of PMQs, we argue that party leaders and followers draw attention to different kinds of policy topics with the express purpose of influencing the government. Based on a content analysis of over 9,000 questions between 1997 and 2008, we demonstrate how the posing of questions affects subsequent agenda, varying according to whether questions come from the front or backbench, from government and opposition and from different parties. The findings demonstrate that PMQs helps both the opposition and backbenchers draw attention to issues that the government and opposition party leadership does not always wish to attend to.

Disruptor-in-chief?

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric C. Wiemer ◽  
Joshua M. Scacco
Keyword(s):  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Tax Reform ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Agenda Building ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Agenda ◽  
Setting Process ◽  
The Press

Abstract One prominent competitor to press influence on the public in digital spaces is the President of the United States. This presidential influence is largely unaccounted for, however, in contemporary agenda-setting models. This study examines the network agenda-building and setting capabilities of President Trump around tax reform and North Korea to determine whether and how presidential use of Twitter facilitates agenda building and disrupts the traditional press/public agenda-setting process. Offered in this research are contributions to network agenda setting by placing this theoretical perspective in conversation with research on how the press and public “echo” the language of the president under particular circumstances. Our results illustrate the president can disrupt press-public agenda formation in some circumstances, but popular accounts of the all-disrupting influence President Trump has on political life should be approached cautiously.

Agenda Setting and Political Control in India’s Sanitation Policy Subsystem

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C. Martel
Keyword(s):  
Political Institutions ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Political Freedom ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Political Control ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Policy Subsystem

India has the worst sanitation situation in the world. Over the past century, Indian political leaders have made public statements expressing the intensity of the problem, deeming sanitation more important than political freedom, independence and religion. Recently, two prominent political parties—National Congress and Bharatiya Janata—argued about who deserves credit for improving India’s cleanliness. In response, this article is guided by the question: Does it matter which political institutions are supporting sanitation improvements in India? Using two theoretical lenses, agenda setting and political control of bureaucracy, this article discusses (1) the problem, politics and policies in India’s sanitation policy subsystem, and (2) mechanisms to align policy preferences across levels of government. Utilizing an agenda setting conceptual framework, the discussion highlights the role of international organizations in problem identification; party ideology and values and capacity issues that challenge the policy arena. The discussion turns to alignment of policy preferences across India’s multi-level governance structure, pointing to monitoring to reduce principal-agent problems, drawing from political control of bureaucracy theory. Given that national political leaders observably support sanitation, this article proposes that aligning policy preferences between national political institutions and local implementation agencies is imperative for achieving sanitation policy goals in federalist India.

Down, Set, Frame: Second-Level Agenda Building and the NFL Network Carriage Dispute

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trent Seltzer ◽  
Stephen W. Dittmore
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Media Framing ◽  
Agenda Building ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
The Media ◽  
Over Time

This study used second-level agenda-setting and agenda-building theory as a framework for investigating media coverage of the NFL Network carriage dispute and how NFL and cable operators attempted to frame this issue via their respective public relations efforts. National, regional, and trade media stories over a 2-year period were content analyzed along with corporate press releases. Results indicated that the NFL and cable operators in particular were framed negatively in media coverage. However, the percentage of positive media stories was much higher for the NFL than for the cable operators. The findings suggest that initially the NFL was more effective in having its messages resonate with the media than were the cable operators. As the issue evolved over time and fans were faced with the prospect of missing key games, the media framing of the debate shifted the blame from the cable companies to both cable operators and the NFL.

Agenda Building and Agenda Setting in Business: Corporate Reputation Attributes

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Young Kim ◽  
Spiro Kiousis ◽  
Zheng Xiang
Keyword(s):  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Agenda Building

scholarly journals Attribute salience (Public Diplomacy) (see also issue attributes)

10.34778/4h ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Marschlich
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
News Media ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Problem Definition ◽  
Agenda Building ◽  
Attribute Salience ◽  
Chinese State

The variable “attribute salience” is described as the characteristics of a given issue that is portrayed in media coverage or other communication channels. It is generally measured in addition to issue salience and issue valence in order to analyze media portrayals of events, actors, or public discourses. Attribute salience is often measured in order to explore how particular issues are presented (instead of which in general), thereby contributing to second-level agenda-setting effects (McCombs et al., 1997).   Field of application/theoretical foundation: Attribute salience is analyzed across different subfields of communication and media research, including the field of public diplomacy. In public diplomacy research, scholars measure attribute salience in the context of political communication or the representation of countries in the news media as well as on social media. Researchers embed the concept of attribute salience or issue attributes mainly in agenda-setting theory (McCombs & Shaw, 1972), analyzing it as an independent variable to derive with implications of news media coverage on audiences’ evaluations of certain issues.   References/combination with other methods of data collection: When it comes to analyses on attribute salience in the context of issues and its link to public perceptions, a mixed-method study design incorporating content analysis in combination with surveys is used to validate attribute salience.   Example study: Zhang et al. (2018)   Information on Zhang et al., 2018 Authors: Zhang et al. Research question/reseach interest: Effects of agenda-building of Chinese state-sponsored media on news media coverage in Taiwan and Singapore during Hong Kong Protest Object of analysis: Newspaper (several English newspapers and newswires published in China, Singapore, and Taiwan; not explicated) Time frame of analysis: 1 May 2014 to 30 April 2015   Information about Variable Level of analysis: Articel Values: (1) Substantive issue attributes (frame): (a) Conflict (b) Cooperation (c) Problem definition (d) Proposed solution to the problem (e) Responsibility attribution (f) Human interest (g) Consequences and outcomes (h) Morality and motivation to take actions   (2) Affective issue attributes (tone): (a) Negative (b) Neutral or mixed (c) Positive (d) N/A. Scales: Nominal Reliability: Cohen‘s kapp = 0.76   References McCombs, M. E., & Shaw, D. L. (1972). The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media. Public Opinion Quarterly, 36(2), 176–187. McCombs, M. E., Llamas, J. P., Lopez-Escobar, E., & Rey, F. (1997). Candidate Images in Spanish Elections: Second-Level Agenda-Setting Effects. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 74(4), 703–717. Zhang, T., Khalitova, L., Myslik, B., Mohr, T. L., Kim, J. Y., & Kiousis, S. (2018). Comparing Chinese state-sponsored media’s agenda-building influence on Taiwan and Singapore media during the 2014 Hong Kong Protest. Chinese Journal of Communication, 11(1), 66–87.

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