Roles of Media Review

One major role of the media is to act as a _________________. This means that they have the responsibility to report on negative actions taken by the government or people of power.

• Agenda Setter

• Watchdog

• Gatekeeper

One major role of the media is to act as a _________________. This means that they decide what citizens actually hear in the news. The media gets to pick which stories enter in to the public.

• Agenda Setter

• Watchdog

• Gatekeeper

One major role of the media is to act as a _________________. This means that the media has the power to get the citizens of a nation interested in a topic that they deem important. After hearing these reports, citizens are called to action to fix the problem.

• Agenda Setter

• Watchdog

• Gatekeeper

A newspaper company headlines a story about a prominent senator's affair on his wife. The senator quickly resigns afterwards. This would be an example of the media being __________________.

• Agenda Setter

• Watchdog

• Gatekeeper

A local radio station decides to report on the poor road conditions of a town instead of the accused corruption of the local mayor. This would be an example of the media being _______________.

• Agenda Setter

• Watchdog

• Gatekeeper

A group on Facebook constantly shares stories about violent killings by assault rifles. Followers of that group decide to petition the government to ban assault rifles. This would be an example of the media being ________________.

• Agenda Setter

• Watchdog

• Gatekeeper

A newspaper runs a story about a powerful business owner that is quietly taking money away from his workers. This would be an example of the media being __________________.

• Agenda Setter

• Watchdog

• Gatekeeper

A television news station has found positive stories about 2 presidential candidates. They choose to air the story about the Democratic candidate and not the Republican candidate. This would be an example of the media being _________________.

• Agenda Setter

• Watchdog

• Gatekeeper

A television news stations shows the massive devastation caused by a hurricane off the coast of Louisiana. The news story encourages its viewers to begin to raise relief money for the region. This would be an example of the media being _______________.

• Agenda Setter

• Watchdog

• Gatekeeper

A politician delivers a speech before their supporters. The media fact-checks the speech and finds that it is full of lies and falsehoods. This is an example of the media being ______________.

• Agenda Setter

• Watchdog

• Gatekeeper