A nation fragmented [electronic resource] : the public agenda in the information age / Jill A. Edy and Patrick C. Meirick.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Edy, Jill A., 1966- (Author)
Meirick, Patrick C., 1966- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Mass media > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Mass media > Political aspects > United States > History > 21st century.
Press and politics > United States > History > 20th century.
Press and politics > United States > History > 21st century.
Political planning > United States > History > 20th century.
Political planning > United States > History > 21st century.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2019 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:
A Nation Fragmented: The Public Agenda in the Information Age
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The public agenda in the information age
  • A history of the public agenda, 1975-2014
  • The character of the public agenda, 1975-2014
  • Broadcast news and the public agenda, 1968-2010
  • Media choice, news agendas, and the public agenda
  • Building consensus on public priorities : can the public agenda be focused?
  • Political responsiveness and the public agenda
  • What happened to "us"?
  • Appendix A: Coding the "most important problem" question
  • Appendix B: Computing diversity and volatility in the public agenda
  • Appendix C: Measuring agenda setting and alternate time series models
  • Appendix D: Collecting data on the media system and using ridge regression
  • Appendix E: Analyzing the pew excellence in journalism news coverage index
  • Appendix F: Coding major presidential addresses
  • Appendix G: Policy agendas project public agenda and house hearings data.