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Smith, Kim A. – 1987
A study examined the relationship between newspaper coverage of issues and public concern about them at the neighborhood and community-wide levels in an urban area. It was hypothesized that (1) newspaper coverage of issues would be more strongly related to concern about perceived community than neighborhood issues, (2) newspaper coverage would…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Attitudes, Community Problems, Mass Media Effects
Peer reviewedSmith, Kim A. – Communication Research, 1987
Analyzes causal relationships among newspaper coverage of community issues, public concerns about them, and evaluations of related government services. Shows that amount of newspaper coverage was related to higher levels of concern about community issues and poorer evaluations of government services. Indicates (through time-series analysis) a…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Problems, Content Analysis, Evaluation Criteria
Smith, Kim A. – 1985
Data obtained from 22 surveys conducted from 1974 through 1981 in Louisville, Kentucky, were used in a study that explored the agenda setting hypothesis, which states that heightened coverage of issues by the media causes increased perceptions of that issue as salient among the public. The research addressed (1) the extent to which both issue…
Descriptors: City Government, Community Attitudes, Community Problems, Content Analysis
