Concludes that voters need a frame or a point of reference for determining the campaign relevance of issues and that, therefore, framing is a crucial consideration in the media agenda-setting process. (FL)

Concludes that those who vote are more likely to use newspapers as sources of local and state political news than those who do not vote. (FL)

Investigates the relationship of campaign media attention to the intent to vote, both directly and through intervening stages of cognition and strength of commitment to candidate choice. Concludes that TV attention directly influences vote intention whereas attention to newspapers works through cognitions. (MM)