Media Pluralism Quiz

What is the role of public service broadcasters (PSBs) in democratic societies?

• To promote government propaganda

• To control the range of views presented

• To exclude radical views

• To display due impartiality in reporting public policy matters

According to Tim Berners-Lee, what is the impact of the concentration of media ownership?

• It creates a new set of gatekeepers controlling ideas and opinions

• It reduces the power of dominant platforms

• It leads to a rich selection of blogs and websites

• It increases the diversity of media views

What is the concern raised about the diversity of media views?

• The media operate within a consensus band excluding radical views

• The media promote a wide range of radical views

• The media are predominantly left-wing

• The media are completely neutral in their editorial line

What evidence supports the argument that the press in the UK is predominantly right-wing?

• The press presents a balanced range of viewpoints

• The press excludes all radical views

• The press owners are not neutral in the editorial line taken by their newspapers

• The press is owned by neutral individuals

Do the public get what they want, or come to want what they are given?

• The media always cater to the radical views of the public

• The public have no influence on the media content

• The public come to want what they are given by the media

• The public always get what they want from the media