News Coverage Is Said to Interact with Personal Circumstances in Setting

question 12

Multiple Choice

News coverage is said to interact with personal circumstances in setting an individual's agenda. Which of the following demonstrates this?

• A) Lead stories are more powerful than ordinary stories in setting the agenda.
• B) Elderly people are more responsive to news coverage of Social Security.
• C) Unemployed people are less responsive to news coverage of outsourcing.
• D) More informed viewers of TV news are most likely to have their agendas set.

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Definitions:

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