Comparative Agendas

Research

Political agenda-setting moderated by conflict framing

In a recently published article, Julie Sevenans and Rens Vliegenthart investigate the role of conflict framing as a moderator of the political agenda-setting effect. Conflict is at the heart of politics: political debate arises from political actors taking opposing... Read more

Media storms in Belgium and the US

A media storm is a sudden surge in news coverage of an item, producing high attention for a sustained period. Which mechanisms drive media storms and how does the “anatomy” of media storms differs from that of non-storm coverage? Amber Boydstun and Anne Hardy offer... Read more