When News Outlets, in Their Quest for Audience, Rely on Social

question 10

Multiple Choice

When news outlets, in their quest for audience, rely on social media sharing and Internet search data to determine what stories to cover rather than rely on the editorial judgment of their editors and journalists, ___________ is said to occur.

• A) reciprocal agenda-building
• B) intermedia agenda-building
• C) intermedia agenda-setting
• D) agenda-chasing

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Definitions:

Loess

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Rain Shadow

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