-Holocaust during WWII, Institutional racism in early 20th century, Spread of AIDS

-Conventional journalists no longer dictate the media agenda
-Social Media can play different roles in setting and building agendas, etc

Immigration
climate change
gun violence
healthcare
abortion

-Perceived importance

-Psychology: The way a prior stimulus influences reactions to a subsequent stimulus
-Political communication: The impact of media agenda on the criteria voters employ to evaluate candidates for public office

A) country was founded on immigration,
compassion is most important, illegal immigrants are important for our economy.
B) they don't pay taxes, they bring drugs and violence to our country, they take citizens' jobs and work for very low wages

-When issues don't make sense, contradict current beliefs, are unbelievable, etc

-Recognize that a problem exists,Have available a variety of solutions,Find themselves in a ripe social or political climate to act on the problem

Selecting and highlighting some facets of events or issues, and making connections among them so as to promote a particular interpretation, evaluation and/or solution to a conflict/ issue.

-Slow onset issues take longer to reach the agenda because they are harder to picture, are not immediate and are harder to cover (Ex: Climate Change)

A process through which the policy agendas of political elites are influenced by a variety of factors, including media agendas and public agendas

The news covers a story on how gas prices across the US are rising sharply.

-The ways that particular media outlets (The NY Times, The Washington Post, and also blogs and partisan sites) set the agenda for other media and news in general