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Agenda setting function of mass media

Maxwell McCombs
- 01 Dec 1977 - 
- Vol. 3, Iss: 4, pp 89-95
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McCloskey as discussed by the authors summarizes research on agenda-setting and then discusses its implications for public relations, concluding that the media determine which issues and which organizations will be put on the public agenda for discussion.
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This article is published in Public Relations Review.The article was published on 1977-12-01. It has received 2167 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Media relations & Mass media.

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Another Look At the Agenda-Setting Function of the Press:

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