During the 2012 presidential election, media coverage leaned heavily toward economic and social issues, with coverage on the conflicts in Afghanistan and Syria mostly ignored. This media effect is known as what?

a. minimal effect
b. maximal effect
c. agenda setting
d. information setting
e. framing


c

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