For news media (in the ideal sense), the assumption is that there is not enough space/time to publish/air everything that is going on, therefore editors have to decide which issues or events to write about...hence, gatekeeping (see 2:11 in the video).
What are the assumptions of this theory
For news media (in the ideal sense), the assumption is that there is not enough space/time to publish/air everything that is going on, therefore editors have to decide which issues or events to write about...hence, gatekeeping (see 2:11 in the video).