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Journalism, Vol. 5, No. 1, 51-68 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1464884904039554
© 2004 SAGE Publications

Sports Illustrated,the Mainstream Press and the Enactment of Drug Policy in Major League Baseball

A study in agenda-building theory

Bryan E. Denham

Clemson Universitybdenham{at}clemson.edu

This article advances on existing studies in agenda-building theory, examining how a prominent sports magazine can build an agenda for mainstream press coverage, which in turn assists in building policy agendas. When Ken Caminiti, a former Most Valuable Player in the National League, admitted to Sports Illustrated in June 2002 that he used anabolic steroids during his award-winning season, mainstream newspaper journalists reported the revelations heavily, with many calling for changes in policy and the introduction of drug testing. As discussed here, policy-makers apparently listened: approximately three months after the magazine exposé appeared, baseball instituted a drug testing procedure. The study reveals how mainstream newspaper reports (n = 231) built on the Sports Illustrated investigation and how policy-makers reacted to a widespread condemnation of professional baseball, namely its apparent inability to police itself.

Key Words: agenda building • agenda setting • drugs in sports • investigative reporting • journalists as advocates • magazine journalism • media effects • news icons • news sourcing • policy formation • press coverage of social Issues • sports communication


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