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Do the media, the people,or the politicians, set the political agenda today?  

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Do the media, the people, or the politicians, set the political agenda today? In the setting of political agenda, it is often argued as to who actually sets it. The argument centres around the media, the people and the politicians themselves. Whoever sets the political agenda has huge power and influence and this is why it is often said that the media is the main factor in the setting of political agenda, as this statement would be true of the media. Then again, political commentators argue that political agenda is set by the politicians, which is justified in the light that the decision making process and policy making takes place in government, which ultimately points to the politicians. Finally, the argument can be taken one step further by the introduction of the people to the mix. Ultimately, it is the need of the people that is on the political agenda, which...

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