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News Media Functions In Policy Making, John Fisher
News Media Functions In Policy Making, John Fisher
Dr. John R. Fisher
This paper describes a study of news media functions in the policymaking process. The study relates policy stages to mass media functions, a list of which is developed through a content analysis of news items about education. Propositions are then developed about the effect of mass media functions on policy decisions.