Agenda setting salience2 – UGC NET Question

Agenda setting theory argues that media influence what people think about by repeatedly highlighting certain issues. When pollution receives continuous coverage,citizens come to view it as highly important. The stem describes exactly this process of raising issue salience,so agenda setting is the correct term.

Option A:
Gatekeeping refers to selection of stories before publication,whereas agenda setting concerns emphasis after selection.

Option B:
Agenda setting increases issue salience through repeated coverage,matching the stem.

Option C:
Framing focuses on how issues are presented rather than simply how often they appear.

Option D:
Ritual views stress symbolic participation,not prioritisation of issues.