"...has surprising insight and clarity...highly recommended for all journalism, mass communication and public opinion collections."—CHOICE"...provides an insightful general orientation to modern theory and research into public opinion processes....The authors have packed a lot of useful information into this compact book....will serve very well as a text for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in communication, political science and related fields....is at home on the scholar's bookshelf."—Jornalism Quarterly

• Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction. Communication and Public Opinion. The Agenda-Setting Role of Mass Communication. Part II: Exploring the News. Practices, Values, and Traditions in Journalism. Framing the News. Part III: Reporting the News. Shaping the News Agenda. Exposure to News. Part IV: Imagining the News. Knowledge of Public Affairs. Forming Images and Opinions. Participation in Public Affairs. Part V: Creating Public Opinion. The Transfer of Interests.

"...has surprising insight and clarity...highly recommended for all journalism, mass communication and public opinion collections."—CHOICE"...provides an insightful general orientation to modern theory and research into public opinion processes....The authors have packed a lot of useful information into this compact book....will serve very well as a text for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in communication, political science and related fields....is at home on the scholar's bookshelf."—Jornalism Quarterly

• Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction. Communication and Public Opinion. The Agenda-Setting Role of Mass Communication. Part II: Exploring the News. Practices, Values, and Traditions in Journalism. Framing the News. Part III: Reporting the News. Shaping the News Agenda. Exposure to News. Part IV: Imagining the News. Knowledge of Public Affairs. Forming Images and Opinions. Participation in Public Affairs. Part V: Creating Public Opinion. The Transfer of Interests.

"...has surprising insight and clarity...highly recommended for all journalism, mass communication and public opinion collections."—CHOICE"...provides an insightful general orientation to modern theory and research into public opinion processes....The authors have packed a lot of useful information into this compact book....will serve very well as a text for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in communication, political science and related fields....is at home on the scholar's bookshelf."—Jornalism Quarterly

• Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction. Communication and Public Opinion. The Agenda-Setting Role of Mass Communication. Part II: Exploring the News. Practices, Values, and Traditions in Journalism. Framing the News. Part III: Reporting the News. Shaping the News Agenda. Exposure to News. Part IV: Imagining the News. Knowledge of Public Affairs. Forming Images and Opinions. Participation in Public Affairs. Part V: Creating Public Opinion. The Transfer of Interests.