Exploring the Intermedia Agenda-Setting Relationships and Frames in the High-Choice Media Environment
2017-05
Loading...
View/Download File
Persistent link to this item
Statistics
View StatisticsJournal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Title
Exploring the Intermedia Agenda-Setting Relationships and Frames in the High-Choice Media Environment
Authors
Published Date
2017-05
Publisher
Type
Thesis or Dissertation
Abstract
This study seeks to better understand the role of intermedia agenda setting in the current “high choice” media environment. Going beyond traditional news providers, it examines agenda-setting influences during the 2016 presidential campaign across three distinct types of media: mainstream news media consisting of national newspapers, digital native news sites, and late-night comedy programs. Quantitative and qualitative content analyses were conducted to examine the issue agendas and the specific news frames used by the three media types. Spearman rank-order correlations revealed that the three issue agendas converged. Findings also showed an association between media types and frames used. Therefore, this study suggests that mainstream news media still play a dominant agenda- setting role despite the fragmenting of audiences. By ignoring the usual distinction between news and entertainment and focusing instead on what Williams and Delli Carpini refer to as politically relevant media, this study seeks to extend agenda-setting theory in the digital age.
Description
University of Minnesota M.A. thesis. May 2017. Major: Journalism. Advisor: Sid Bedingfield. 1 computer file (PDF); vii, 998 pages.
Related to
Replaces
License
Series/Report Number
Funding information
Isbn identifier
Doi identifier
Previously Published Citation
Suggested citation
Lee, Magdalene. (2017). Exploring the Intermedia Agenda-Setting Relationships and Frames in the High-Choice Media Environment. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/188783.
Content distributed via the University Digital Conservancy may be subject to additional license and use restrictions applied by the depositor. By using these files, users agree to the Terms of Use. Materials in the UDC may contain content that is disturbing and/or harmful. For more information, please see our statement on harmful content in digital repositories.