PREDICTIONS OF THE PUBLIC AGENDA FROM TELEVISION COVERAGE

Authors
FAN DP BROSIUS HB KEPPLINGER HM
Citation
Dp. Fan et al., PREDICTIONS OF THE PUBLIC AGENDA FROM TELEVISION COVERAGE, Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 38(2), 1994, pp. 163-177
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Communication,"Film, Radio, Television
Journal title
Journal of broadcasting & electronic media → ACNP
ISSN journal
08838151
Volume
38
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
163 - 177
Database
ISI
SICI code
0883-8151(1994)38:2<163:POTPAF>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
This study develops a methodology to show how German TV news in 1986 c ould be used to predict time trends in the public agenda for energy su pply, health care, and other topics. A major influence in that year wa s the Chernobyl accident in the former Soviet Union. The direct result was an increase in agenda concern for energy supply. The findings sho wed how coverage of that incident and other issues exerted a combined influence on the public agenda.