摘要:麦克斯维尔·麦库姆斯作为议程设置理论的奠基人之一,一直在深入与扩展这项研究,成为该领域的权威学者。目前,议程设置理论已经涵盖了不同的理论范畴,并跨越地域和政治的限制,成为一个被全世界的新闻传播学者关注的研究领域。笔者和麦库姆斯的学术对话,对议程设置理论30多年来的发展作了整体描述和前瞻性分析。
Abstract: Maxwell McCombs, a pioneer of the agenda-setting theory, is an example of a prolific scholar who through the years has continued to research and develop in the agenda-setting theory, and who is an authoritative scholar in the area. The theory has drawn on fruits across theoretical domains, gone beyond geographical and political contexts, and become a research area that attracts journalism and communication scholars around the world over more than 30 years. In this interview, McCombs gave a broad, incisive overview for the agenda-setting theory over the years, and a long-term outlook for its growth in the future.
作为议程设置理论的奠基人之一,麦克斯维尔·麦库姆斯自1968年与唐纳德·肖一起提出“议程设置”概念以来,一直专注于议程设置研究的深入与扩展,成为该领域的权威学者。由于他的推动,目前的议程设置理论已经涵盖了不同的理论范畴,并跨越地域和政治的限制,成为一个被全世界的新闻传播学者关注的研究领域。由于议程设置研究在政治传播研究中的重大影响,有学者评价,“在这一领域的经典范例中,议程设置可以说是最值得探索的理论。”1