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Disentangling media effects

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Ondertitel:the impact of short-term and long-term news coverage on Belgian emergency assistance
Whether and how media are able to influence policy and the political decision-making process is still the topic of much debate. However, if news media are indeed able to influence policy, they are commonly believed to do so indirectly through their agenda-setting function - by getting issues onto the political agenda after sudden peaks of attention. Yet, despite the assertion of agenda-setting theory that policy changes occur mainly through steady advocacy of policy alternatives, little attention has been paid to the long-term effects of media exposure. The analysis of emergency assistance in Belgium from 2000-2008 shows that short-term and long-term media attention to specific countries affect decision-making in quite different ways. This study reveals different ways in which media attention can impact policymaking, as short-term attention mainly determines which countries receive assistance, while long-term attention affects the amount of assistance granted.
Tijdschrift: Cooperation and conflict: Nordic studies in international politics
ISSN: 0010-8367
Volume: 51
Pagina's: 428 - 446
Jaar van publicatie:2016
BOF-keylabel:ja
CSS-citation score:1
Authors from:Higher Education
Toegankelijkheid:Closed