Warm Up Day 36 The Role of the Media

Warm Up Day 36 The Role of the Media

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Warm Up Day 36 The Role of the Media

Warm Up Day 36 The Role of the Media

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A method of communicating information, entertainment, and other messages.

Media

Commercial

Biased

Watchdog

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Communicating information to large numbers of people

Biased

Agenda-setter

Watchdog

Mass Media

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Favoring one view over another

Biased

Unbiased

Gatekeeper

Watchdog

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ___________ business seeks to make income for its founders and employees.

non-profit

grassroots

for-profit

philanthropic

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does each news outlet have its own standards for deciding which stories get through the gate and into the public eye?

The gatekeeper stands guard at a gate and decides who gets to pass through.

The media is a business and almost always biased.

Many serious events and issues will never be heard about on the evening news.

The media keeps us informed about what is going on in the world around us and government activity.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do commercial news sources make money?

selling time or space to advertisers

making the news as exciting and fast paced as possible

reporting news that affects the most number of people

all of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or false? If you watch the television news, you will hear about all the issues that exist.

True

False

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