Which of the Following Statements Is Most Accurate

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

• A) Media coverage can only enhance the preexisting beliefs that people have about an issue.
• B) Media can only affect the public's level of concern about an issue to the extent that the issue is truly a social or practical problem.
• C) Media coverage can't affect people's perceptions of most social issues.
• D) Media coverage of an issue can result in the public becoming more concerned about an issue even when objective indicators suggest the problem is declining.

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