The third edition of The Dynamics of Political Communication continues its comprehensive
coverage of communication and politics, focusing on problematic issues that bear on the …

ABSTRACT A half-century has elapsed since the publication of McCombs and Shaw's
seminal study. This paper provides a distinctive historical review of agenda-setting …

Despite several transient spikes in response to the deadliest mass shootings, the US
population continues to perceive gun violence as less important than other issues, and …

A key problem with research on news media trust is that it has mostly focused on general
media trust and that there is limited research on how media trust might vary across levels of …

Considering that cable news has become a primary source of political information for many
Americans, this article examines the role and impact of Fox News in the United States …

In today's fragmented media environment, it is unclear whether the correspondence
between media agendas that characterizes intermedia agenda setting persists. Through a …

Presenting securitization as a communication issue, this book combines media framing with
the theory of securitization to explain how the discourse of security informs media content …

This study examines how Japanese newspapers reporting the results of public opinion polls
represent a unified picture of public opinion on environmental issues. Focusing on public …

In the age of the high-choice media environment, there is less and less consensus over
America's most important problem. Over the last two decades, several studies have …

Recent election surprises, regime changes, and political shocks indicate that political
agendas have become more fast-moving and volatile. The ability to measure the complex …