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| Title | THE AGENDA-SETTING FUNCTION OF MASS MEDIA |
| Author(s) | MAXWELL E. McCOMBSassociate professor of journalism, DONALD L. SHAWassociate professor of journalism, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
| Identifiers | Public Opinion Quarterly, volume 36, page 176 |
| Copyright | © 1972, the American Association for Public Opinion Research |
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