Question

Pick the best answer. How can the media influence public policy?
Responses

by issuing policy recommendations to Congress and the executive
by issuing policy recommendations to Congress and the executive - no response given

by donating funds to a candidate or a cause
by donating funds to a candidate or a cause - no response given

by funding research that provides information about a policy
by funding research that provides information about a policy - no response given

by framing a policy in a positive or negative light
by framing a policy in a positive or negative light - no response given

Answer 1

by framing a policy in a positive or negative light

Explanation: The media most powerfully shapes public opinion and the policy agenda through framing and agenda-setting—how stories are presented influences what people and policymakers think about and how they perceive issues.