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Media coverage is an influential force in public opinion. The text and lectures cover multiple concepts related to this influence. The purpose of the Media Paper is to evaluate how news coverage affects Americans’ view of an issue or event.
Using news resources, your own views, and those concepts concerning the media as outlined by the text and lectures, show how public opinion has been affected by the media coverage of a current event. The event must be from within the last four months. Sources used can include news websites or public polling organizations. Include: agenda setting, framing, priming, yellow journalism, etc.