The most likely answer to this question is that this is an example of agenda setting on the part of the media. It is possible that your instructor means for Option C to be the right answer, but “muckraking” is not usually used in such a negative way.
We can say that this is an example of agenda setting because we can assume that most people had not previously thought that assaults on children by...
The most likely answer to this question is that this is an example of agenda setting on the part of the media. It is possible that your instructor means for Option C to be the right answer, but “muckraking” is not usually used in such a negative way.
We can say that this is an example of agenda setting because we can assume that most people had not previously thought that assaults on children by ex-cons was a major problem. They would not have thought this was a problem until the media played up this murder. When the media did cover the murder extensively, it made people think about this issue more. It put the issue on their agenda and they decided to push for a law.
It is possible that Option C is the correct answer because some people use the term “muckraking” to refer to the press sensationalizing things that really do not deserve to be paid attention to. Clearly, this was a case when the press dramatized something more than was warranted. However, muckraking is more commonly used as a term for investigating and exposing wrongdoing by government officials or big businesses. Therefore, Option C is probably not right. The best answer, then, is to say that this is an example of agenda setting.
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