In the 1990s, Congress presented a series of anti-crime initiatives and proposals in response to heavy media coverage of crime despite a decrease in the actual crime index. This action by the media is an example of
a. dictating.
b. embedding.
c. framing.
d. leaking.
e. priming.
ANS: E
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