媒介除了为受众设置谈论话题外 ,还能规定过去或正在发生的事件的重要性。从“十大新闻”的评选中看出 ,新闻事件的重要性是媒体设置的。大众传播在决定事件的重要性或者决定什么是重大新闻方面拥有足够“自主”和“灵活”的决断权。如果仅仅根据媒介人员自己的价值判断作出决定 ,这种判断只能说是一种霸权 In addition to setting topics for the audience to talk about, the media can specify the importance of past or ongoing events. Judging from the selection of “Top Ten News”, the importance of news events is set by the media. Mass media has the discretion to decide on the importance of the incident or to decide on what constitutes a major news issue with sufficient “autonomy” and “flexibility.” This judgment can only be described as a hegemony if it is decided solely on the basis of the judgment of the media personnel themselves