The Role of the Media CE.5c/10a

(a)   is/are not a form of mass media.

• Internet
• TV
• Radio
• Newspaper
• Personal letters

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CE.5c

Match the following types of media to the correct example.

• The New York Times

• Broadcast Media

• Twitter

• Social Media

• ABC News

• Print Media

What is the purpose of op-ed pieces?

• To express the opinions of columnists and guest writers

• To provide factual information about political campaigns

• To analyze the reliability of information sources

• To detect bias in mass media

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CE.5c

What strategies can voters use to evaluate the accuracy of campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements?​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• Separate fact from opinion
• Detect bias
• Evaluate sources
• Identify propaganda
• Identify candidates
• Emphasize selected issues
• Create political cartoons
• Write editorials

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CE.5c

What is bias in mass media?

• The emphasis on selected issues in mass media

• The distorting of an event or observation due to a person's opinion or feelings

• The spreading of information for the purpose of influencing the opinions of others

• The separation of fact from opinion in political campaigns

How can voters detect bias in mass media?

• By focusing public attention on selected issues and offering a forum for opposing viewpoints

• By determining the author's political position, who is paying for the message, what sources were used, and whether different viewpoints were shared

• By separating fact from opinion, evaluating the reliability of information sources, and identifying propaganda

• By identifying candidates, emphasizing selected issues, and broadcasting different points of view

What is propaganda?

• The spreading of information for the purpose of influencing the opinions of others

• The emphasis on selected issues in mass media

• The distorting of an event or observation due to a person's opinion or feelings

• The separation of fact from opinion in political campaigns

Why is it important for citizens to recognize propaganda?

• Because mass media enables propaganda to be spread quickly to huge audiences

• Because mass media plays an important role in setting the public agenda

• Because citizens need to evaluate the accuracy of campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements

• Because citizens need to detect bias in mass media

Which is not a role mass media plays in setting the public agenda?

• They write editorials, create political cartoons, and post to social media and blogs

• They identify candidates and emphasize selected issues

• They hold government officials accountable to the public

• They focus public attention on selected issues and offer a forum for opposing viewpoints

• They detect bias and identify propaganda for voters

How do government officials use the media?

• To communicate with the public

• To identify candidates and emphasize selected issues

• To evaluate the accuracy of campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements

• To detect bias in mass media