Long-term evidence of cultural agenda setting
The case of the Smithsonian Institution
The current study draws evidence from the Smithsonian Institution while examining a classic agenda-setting hypothesis during a
period of 30 years in relation to media attention of the Smithsonian and a behavioral index of public salience, – namely its
long-term, monthly visits. Second, it explores a larger theoretical concern often expressed by scholars in terms of the
agenda-setting function over two different eras, the analog and the digital media periods.
Article outline
- The case of the Smithsonian institution
- Public salience as a form of behavior in the cultural domain
- Agenda setting and digital developments
- Method
- Dependent variable
- Independent variable
- Control variables
- Analysis
- Findings
- Conclusion
- Notes
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