One thousand people rally outside city hall to protest a city’s decision to build office buildings next to the city’s only park. Which of the following is the best example of the media acting as gatekeeper?

Gatekeeping is when the media decide which events or issues receive attention and which are left out. In choice A, the evening news chooses not to cover the rally and instead reports on a different story, filtering what information reaches viewers. The other choices describe media involvement, investigation, or revealing information rather than choosing what to cover.

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