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:

Economic Freedom

The ability of individuals and businesses to make their own economic decisions without undue government intervention, including property rights, free trade, and access to markets.

Gold Discovery

generally refers to the finding of gold resources, notably the California Gold Rush of 1849 which led to massive migration and economic expansion.

Seceding

The act of formally withdrawing from an organization, union, or especially a federation of states, such as the Southern states seceding from the Union leading to the Civil War.

James Buchanan

The 15th president of the United States, serving immediately prior to the American Civil War.