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Political Agenda-Setting in Cable News as a Possible Technique for Securing an Audience Niche

In an effort to better understand the motivations behind perceived biases in the US cable news industry, 72 hours of CNN, FOX, and MSNBC during the week preceding the 2006 congressional election were analyzed. First- and second-level agenda-setting theories are used to examine how long and in what way federal politicians are portrayed. The results indicate distinct differences in political presentations between the three networks.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc3935
Date08 1900
CreatorsMott IV, W.E.
ContributorsAlbarran, Alan B., Meernik, James, Slocum, Phyllis
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Mott IV, W.E., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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