This repository contains the appendix, the dataset, and the analysis files for the study "Unpacking the Nuances of Agenda-Setting in the Online Media Environment: An Hourly-Event Approach in the Context of Chinese Economic News."Except for the appendix, the "Data" folder contains 36 csv-format files, each for one specific news event. In each file, the first column "hour" denotes hourly intervals of the data, and the 2–6 columns denote the endogenous variables included in the VAR models (i.e., the raw volume of coverage or discussion in different groups concerning media, the neitizens, and other institutions of interest). The datasets have been aggregated by 19-hour lags each day, resulting in 266 lags for the 14-day time window."AnalysisFiles" folder contains the R code and copy results for analysis, in which:-TimeSeriesAnalysis" contains the R code for the time-series analysis of this study. Besides, this folder also contains copies of the results for VAR models.-"t-test & ANOVA" contains the results of 36 separate VAR models and the R code for the t-test and ANOVA for the event feature on the influence of agenda-setting. Besides, this folder also contains copies of the results of t-tests and ANOVA.-"Figure" contains the R code for creating Figure 1 and Figure 2 in the main text of this study and also contains copies of these two figures.