If public concern and interest in data security issues increased after a number of television
And newspaper stories about "hacking," it would be an example of the media's
A)agenda-setting power.
B)framing power.
C)priming power.
D)indexing power.

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Agenda-setting power refers to the media's ability to influence public opinion by choosing which topics to cover and giving them importance or prominence. If the media's coverage of hacking leads to increased public concern and interest in data security issues, it is an example of the media's agenda-setting power. Framing power refers to the media's ability to shape how people perceive issues or events by focusing on certain aspects and downplaying or ignoring others. Priming power refers to the media's ability to influence how people evaluate information by activating certain beliefs, attitudes, or values. Indexing power refers to the media's tendency to rely on official sources and mainstream perspectives rather than alternative viewpoints or sources.  None of the latter three options fit the scenario as well as agenda-setting power.

If Public Concern and Interest in Data Security Issues Increased