Which of the following situations best illustrates agenda setting?

a) A local newspaper prints a series of articles focusing on the problem of vacant, boarded-up apartment complexes becoming hangouts for drug dealers.
b) The governor signs a bill requiring persons to show proof of insurance when they renew their drivers' licenses.
c) A city council debates how best to cut the city budget in order to avoid raising taxes.
d) A professor researches the impact effect of the death penalty on the incidence of violent crime.
e) A legislator talks to a Town Hall gathering about the importance of the education funding bill the legislature recently passed.


Answer: A

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