The doctrine of individualism, a political concept in communication, is identified as a or an

The doctrine of individualism, as a political concept in communication, is identified as an ideology.

It is a system of beliefs about the primacy of the individual that guides communication policy.

A formula names a fixed procedure, not a belief system.

An economic indicator measures activity, not a political doctrine.

An institutional background is a setting, not the doctrine itself.

Press theories link individualism to the libertarian model of media.