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100			_aFeezell, Jessica T.
245			_aAgenda setting through social media: _bthe importance of incidental news exposure and social filtering in the digital era
260			_c2018
300			_ap.482-494.
504			_dJun
520			_aConventional models of agenda setting hold that mainstream media influence the public agenda by leading audience attention, and perceived importance, to certain issues. However, increased selectivity and audience fragmentation in today�s digital media environment threaten the traditional agenda-setting power of the mass media. An important development to consider in light of this change is the growing use of social media for entertainment and information. This study investigates whether mainstream media can influence the public agenda when channeled through social media. By leveraging an original, longitudinal experiment, I test whether being exposed to political information through Facebook yields an agenda-setting effect by raising participants� perceived importance of certain policy issues. Findings show that participants exposed to political information on Facebook exhibit increased levels of issue salience consistent with the issues shared compared with participants who were not shown political information; these effects are strongest among those with low political interest. - Reproduced.
650			_aDigital governance
650			_aFacebook
650			_aSocial media
773			_aPolitical Research Quarterly
906			_aSocial media
999			_c506836 _d506836