The document discusses the concept of gatekeeping, which was coined by Kurt Lewin in 1947 to refer to the process by which certain individuals control the flow of information to larger groups. Gatekeepers decide what messages or content will be allowed to pass through gates or filters to be distributed and consumed by others. The document provides examples of gatekeepers in media like newspaper editors and television news producers. It also discusses how gatekeeping theory has been applied across various fields of study.

1. “ Tuesday talk” 04-10-2011 By M.Saravanan. PhD Research Scholar

8. David Manning White’s adaptation of the gate keeping model

15. Articles containing a Gatekeeping(GK) concept mass communication field (1995-2007) Total of 24,669 articles in eight disciplines for the twelve-year period , field journal Abbr. Journal Title Rank Number of Articles with GK Presence Total Number of Articles Published Percent of Total Articles with GK Presence Communication CR Communication Research 3 2 344 0.58% ics Information Communication and Society - 4 333 1.20% JMCQ Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly 12 76 1739 4.37% NMS New Media Society 29 16 380 4.21% Total Communication Articles 98 2796 3.51%

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