##  [Agenda Setting](/agenda-setting) 

  ##  [Agenda Setting](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/agenda-setting-0) 

  

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Definition

The process by which issues, problems, or topics gain prominence and priority on public or governmental agendas through the allocation of attention, framing, and institutional access that increase the likelihood that decision-makers will consider them.

 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 ##  [Agenda Setting](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/agenda-setting-1) 

  

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Definition

A media influence mechanism by which the amount, prominence, and repetition of coverage of issues and topics increase their perceived importance among the public, thereby changing issue salience without necessarily prescribing specific opinions or attitudes.