Joy's daughter suffers from an addiction to prescription painkillers. Because Joy feels that television shows treat this addiction too casually, she mounts a campaign on local television news programs to get the stations to incorporate more sensitivity to prescription drug abuse. Joy is making her voice heard through

A. news coverage.
B. social action.
C. complaining.
D. media activism.


Answer: D

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