http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/agenda-setting Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:37:19 -0400 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:37:19 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1139/a-framing-analysis-of-media-coverage-of-the-rodney-king-incident-and-ferguson-missouri-conflicts By Sarah Bowen - This study explored how news organizations presented the Ferguson, Missouri, story in comparison with a similar Rodney King incident that happened two decades ago. The purpose of this study was to analyze if and how the mainstream news media have progressed in covering racially sensitive news stories. Background research on the concept of media frames enabled the author to conduct a comparative analysis on eight newspaper articles, two broadcast segments, and two magazine covers. Overarching frames focused on the conflict between the public and authorities, black hardship, and black male youth... Sun, 31 May 2015 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1139/a-framing-analysis-of-media-coverage-of-the-rodney-king-incident-and-ferguson-missouri-conflicts http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/837/us-medias-failure-to-set-the-agenda-for-covering-sex-trafficking By Danielle Martinelli - The sex trafficking industry poses a clear and present threat in society, but the American public seems to be unaware of the gravity of the issue within the U.S. Analyzing the agenda setting theory by focusing on stories on the New York Times and CNN websites gives evidence that the media failed to inform the public. The public's lack of awareness was found to be due to the presence of social media and the birth of online newspapers. For a bigger impact, the media can create a social consensus through more high profile articles and personal stories and place them in prominent, high trafficked... Sat, 14 Dec 2013 11:37 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/837/us-medias-failure-to-set-the-agenda-for-covering-sex-trafficking http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/788/assessing-network-tv-ad-watches-in-the-2012-presidential-election By Stephanie Petrich - In today’s election atmosphere, Americans are inundated with campaign advertisements during the election cycle. Much research has been done on campaign advertisements, but not much about ad watches. Ad watches are critiques or commentary of political campaign ads, often performed by mass media organizations. This study sought to determine the factors that best explain why media outlets picked up certain political advertisements during the 2012 presidential election. To make this assessment the ad watches of CNN, ABC and FOX News were analyzed. Results revealed that the ad watches by these... Fri, 15 Nov 2013 04:13 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/788/assessing-network-tv-ad-watches-in-the-2012-presidential-election