Agenda setting may work through information recall and retention

Evidence

Having established the consequences of the media’s priorities, we turn finally to an investigation of their mediation. One strong possibility is information recall. More news coverage of a problem leads to the acquisition and retention of more information. More information, in turn, leads individuals to conclude that the problem is important. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1485

Categorization

• QUESTION: The recall hypothesis is about to be tested and fail — worth tracking the refutation closely.
• XREF: connects to: Information acquisition and covert evaluation are competing mediators of agenda setting. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology: Key Readings, 1449