Priming Is

Multiple Choice

Priming is:

A) the influence on the public's general impressions caused by positive or negative coverage of a candidate or issue.
B) the influence on public opinion that results from journalists' and editors' decisions about which of many potential news stories to report.
C) the imbalance in a story that covers one candidate or policy favorably without providing similar coverage of the other side.
D) the influence on public opinion caused by the way a story is presented or covered, including the details, explanations, and context offered in the report.
E) the way in which a story is pitched by a reporter to an editor or editorial board.