Proposals that newsmakers disclose to gauge the public’s reaction are called
a. trial balloons.
b. civic journalism.
c. framing.
d. priming.
e. agendas.
ANS: A
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A. more than $1 billion B. more than $10,000 C. more than $10 million D. more than $100,000 E. more than $1 million
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a. Access-to-power c. Coalition-building b. Bureaucratic insider d. Grassroots mobilization
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