The Role of Media

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True or False: "The media" only refers to television.

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False

Front

True or False: In its role as gatekeeper, the media decides which stories to run.

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True

Front

True or False: A "soundbyte" as a story designed to expose wrongdoing.

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False

Front

True or False: Most news sources are not for profit.

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False

Front

True or False: Biased means favoring one view over another.

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True

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True or False: About half of all human beings are completely unbiased.

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False

Front

True or False: Bias can affect what news stories a media outlet decides are important.

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True

Front

True or False: An issue can't get on the public agenda if nobody has heard about it.

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True

Front

True or False: Everyone agrees the media should play the role of agenda-setter.

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False

Front

True or False: If you watch the television news, you will hear about all the issues that currently exist.

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False