The statement "the media don't tell the voters what to think, but what to think about" refers to the the agenda setting theory "magic bullet" theory two-step flow of information dependency theory
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This theory posits that the media may not be able to tell people what to think, but they are quite successful in telling people what to think *about*. The media sets the agenda for public discourse by highlighting certain issues and ignoring others. Show more…
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What is the magic bullet theory? Select one: a. It is the theory that media sets the public agenda. b. It is the discredited theory that media effects are so powerful that the audience is defenseless. c. It is the theory that media influences opinion leaders, who then influence others by talking about what they've learned via the media. d. All available answers.
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Question 1: The theory in which ideas flow from media to opinion leaders and from them to less active sections of the population is known as the Two-Step Flow theory. Question 2: The Bullet theory is also known as the Hypodermic Needle theory. Question 3: The large scale movement of people from rural areas into the cities to find work is known as Urbanization.
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