A study examined whether the Ghanaian press sets the public agenda in Ghana, and whether Ghanaian elites show a greater agenda-setting effect than non-elites. An analysis of 1,585 subjects was conducted. Respondents were interviewed by teachers and students in teachers' training colleges. The construct of elitism was determined by measuring six variables, including political knowledge, education, and mobility. Newspaper reading was measured at three levels: (1) those who read the specific newspaper that the study analyzed, (2) those who read other newspapers, and (3) those who did not read newspapers. The results showed that the Ghanaian media do set the national agenda in Ghana and that factors related to elitism in Ghana are positively associated with agenda setting. Even non-elites showed correlations between their issue priorities and media issue emphasis. The results suggest that newspapers in Ghana may be successful in bringing about national consensus concerning the most crucial national problems in need of attention. (DF)