Today, media effects can be characterized as “social constructionism” (Scheufele, 1999, p. 103). Mass media constructs social reality by “framing images of reality . . . in a predicable and patterned way” (Mc- Quail, 1994, p. 331). According to Gamson and Modigliani (1989), “Media discourse is part of a process by which individuals construct meaning, and public opinion is part of the process by which journalists . . . develop and crystallize meaning in public discourse” (Gamson & Modigliani, 1989). By incorporating media framing with agenda setting, priming and bias, Entman believes that readerscan better comprehend how and why framing occurs in the media. “Agenda setting serves as the first function of framing as it defines the problems worthy of government attention.” Priming is “the goal, the intended effect, of strategic actors’ framing activities” (Entman, 1993, p. 165). Agenda setting will always occur, even if it is not pervasively biased. However, when paired, agenda setting and priming have the ability to create widespread bias. Bias, as defined by Entman, is “consistent patterns in the framing of mediated communication that promote the influence of one side of conflicts over the use of government power” (Entman, 1993, p. 166).