Which of the following stories is more likely to be over-reported by the media?

Which of the following stories is more likely to be over-reported by the media?
 
  a. How health care reform legislation will work for American citizens.
  b. How Medicare determines medical service compensation.
  c. Why prescription medicine is more expensive in the United States than in Canada.
  d. How a man had the wrong leg amputated due to hospital error.

Question -2-

Your hometown is relatively small and only has one newspaper. Of the following, which would most likely be the source of the national news stories printed by your local paper?
 
  a. the newspaper's beat reporter
  b. Newsweek
  c. the Chicago Tribune
  d. the Associated Press

Question -3-

What conclusion does the Using the Framework box draw with regard to the most pressing concern of the American people and the top priority of elected officials in Washington, D.C.?
 
  a. The disconnect between the two is partly caused by the news media's tendency to emphasize issues of greatest concern to our leading political actors.
  b. The American people are most concerned with job growth and officials in Washington make this their top priority.
  c. The disconnect between the two is entirely caused by the news media's tendency to emphasize issues of greatest concern to our leading political actors.
  d. The news media has no impact on the disconnect between the two.