Media coverage of one lawsuit produced an effective national educational document

Evidence

Taken together, the evidence from the two experiments strongly supports the classical agenda-setting hypothesis. With a single and, we think, forgivable exception, viewers exposed to news devoted to a particular problem become more convinced of its importance. Network news programs seem to possess a powerful capacity to shape the public’s agenda. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1472 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: News coverage devoted to a problem increases public belief in its importance — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1472

Related

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Broader Connections

• News coverage devoted to a problem increases public belief in its importance #corroborates (0.80) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1472