What is the benefit of prepackaging the news in sound bites?

a. It allows the politician to get on with his or her busy day.
b. It gives the politician’s staff control over what the media will report on.
c. It helps control the access to the politician.
d. It makes it easier to choose a line of the day.


b. It gives the politician’s staff control over what the media will report on.

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