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Publication details [#51903]

Walgrave, Stefaan. 2008. Again, the Almighty Mass Media? The Media's Political Agenda-Setting Power According to Politicians and Journalists in Belgium. Political Communication 25 (4) : 445–459.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

agenda-setting | evaluation | journalism | mass media | political language

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This survey explores politicians' and journalists' evaluations of media impact on political agenda-setting in Belgium. Both groups consider the media as important agenda setters. Factors determining politicians' perceptions of and behavior concerning political agenda-setting are discussed.