Terrorism and Africa: A Study of Agenda Building in the United States |
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| Authors: | Wanta Wayne; Kalyango Yusuf Jr |
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| Institution: | Address correspondence to Wayne Wanta, School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-1200, USA, wantaw{at}missouri.edu |
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| Abstract: | An agenda-building model was examined for the question of Africaand terrorism. A path analysis compared real-world events (deathsand attacks attributed to terrorism), presidential emphasis,media coverage, and foreign aid for 20 African nations. Resultsshow a clear agenda-building trend—when nations were emphasizedwith a terrorism frame. Presidential emphasis of nations’involvement in terrorism influenced media coverage and the policyagenda. The findings also suggest that deaths attributed toterrorism influenced the news and policy agendas. Media coverageof nations with a terrorism frame influenced the policy agenda.Only one significant path coefficient was found in the analysisof agenda setting without terrorism framing: The more PresidentBush mentioned a nation in his public statements, the more TheNew York Times covered the country. Received for publication September 29, 2006. Accepted for publication March 27, 2007. |
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