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Line 1: − + − Increasingly the mass media can have an effect in shaping the political agenda through its news coverage of news stories. Celebrity chef [[Jamie Oliver]] was able to shape the political agenda by running a series of programs which criticized the quality of school dinners in the [[United Kingdom]]. This led to government action by education secretary [[Ruth Kelly]] to improve the quality of meals which would not have occurred if it was not for such prominent and vocal criticism. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4391695.stm]+ + − A political party can be described as “shaping the political agenda” or “setting the political agenda” if its promotion of certain issues gains prominent news coverage, for example at election time a political party wants to promote its polices and gain prominent news coverage in order to increase its support. − − Individual people with strong opinions on social or political issues are also often referred to as "having an agenda" or "pushing an agenda," such as [[homosexuals]] for [[LGBT rights]]. − − {{politics-stub}} − [[Category:Political terms]] − [[he:אג'נדה]]
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The '''political agenda''' is a set of issues and policies laid out by either the [[executive (government)|executive]] or cabinet in government which tries to dictate existing and near-future political news and debate. The political agenda while shaped by government can be influenced by grass-roots support from party activists at events such as a [[party conference]] and can even be shaped by non governmental activist groups which have a political aim. [[Non-governmental organisations]] such as [[Make Poverty History]] and environmental groups such as [[Greenpeace]] have been able to shape the political agenda at international conferences. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4645823.stm]
The '''political agenda''' is the issues that the [[American]] people deem important for the [[government]] to deal with.
== References ==
U.S. Government and Politics
[[Category:Government]]
[[Category:Government]]