From the Briefing Room to Your Living Room: How the President Sets the Media's Agenda

• In Event: Separation of Powers III. Presidential Politics

Brief Overview

We measure whether the White House or press corps has more agenda-setting power in Daily Press Briefings. We investigate factors that influence this agenda-setting power and show agenda-setting power shapes the White House's nightly news coverage.

Authors

• David Ryan Miller, American University

• Benjamin Schaeffer Noble, University of California, San Diego

• Erin Rossiter, University of Notre Dame