How are the media most influential in determining what people think and care about? a. the media cover some issues and personalities more frequently, making them seem more important. b. the american media ignore issues that do not directly affect the us. c. most americans vote for the candidates or issues the media tell them to vote for. d. most americans are easily swayed by popular movie and film stars and tend to believe the same way they do. select the best answer from the choices provided

The correct answer is the following: Option A. A way in which the media influences what people think and care about is by covering some issues and personalities more frequently, making them seem more important.

Although to some extent all of the options provided in the question could apply, option A is the best one to describe how media uses its influence to shape how people think. By choosing what issues and stories to cover, media companies are making sure that people are watching, repetitively, the same personalities and the same topics, making these ones seem important and relevant. People tend to care and think about those issues that appear in the media outlets, compare to those ones that do not.