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Smith, Hampden H., III – 1980
A review of research on the roles played by the mass media and the political parties during the agenda-setting stage of political activity in the United States indicates that the mass media have assumed some of the informing and issue-initiating functions generally understood to be performed by political parties. It seems desirable to develop an…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Information Dissemination, Information Sources, Mass Media
