Which of the Following Statements Describes the Attentive Public Hypothesis

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes the attentive public hypothesis?

• A) People seek out information about subjects that are particularly important or interesting to them and ignore other subjects.
• B) People prefer to encounter information that is politically agreeable to them.
• C) The spread of new media allows people to tailor their news consumption to their own political tastes.
• D) Seeking out political information is a matter of generic political interest. People absorbed by politics tune in to all forms of news, while the rest tune out politics.

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