2009 FRQ #4

Post date: Apr 17, 2013 3:56:55 PM

4. One of the most important ways the news media influence politics is through agenda setting. (2009)

(a) Define policy agenda. 

(b) Explain how the national news media engage in agenda setting.

(c) Explain the primary reason the president tends to have an advantage over Congress in gaining media

attention.

(d) Consider the table above.

• Describe the difference in the viewing patterns of older and younger age-groups.

• Describe the change from 1974 to 2002 in viewing habits that exists for all age categories.

(e) Given the information in the table, describe one implication for presidents in their use of the media to

promote their political and policy objectives to the American public.