How does the media influence public opinion and policy? Choose three correct answers.

The media can shape public opinion by investigating issues that matter to the public and bringing them to people’s attention. It also influences which topics receive the most attention, a process known as setting the news agenda. By monitoring government decisions and actions, the media can inform the public and encourage accountability. Reporting celebrities’ actions is not a central way the media influences policy, and it does not control everything people see on social media.

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