The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media

Maxwell E. McCombs, Donald L. Shaw

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DOI: 10.1086/267990
Published: 1972
Container: Public Opinion Quarterly
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
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@article{allodium:10.1086/267990,
  title = {The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media},
  author = {Maxwell E. McCombs and Donald L. Shaw},
  year = {1972},
  journal = {Public Opinion Quarterly},
  doi = {10.1086/267990},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1086/267990}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media
AU  - Maxwell E. McCombs
AU  - Donald L. Shaw
PY  - 1972
JO  - Public Opinion Quarterly
DO  - 10.1086/267990
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McCombs, M. E., & Shaw, D. L. (1972). The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media. Public Opinion Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1086/267990

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