The Role of the Media

What are the forms of mass media mentioned in the text?

• A) TV, radio, newspapers, national magazines, books, and the Internet

• B) TV, radio, social media, blogs, and podcasts

• C) Newspapers, books, the Internet, and flyers

• D) TV, radio, and billboards.

Mass media play different roles in elections. Which of the following is NOT one of those roles? A) Identifying candidates B) Emphasizing selected issues C) Writing editorials D) Conducting elections.

• Identifying candidates

• Emphasizing selected issues

• Writing editorials

• Conducting elections.

To evaluate the reliability of an information source, voters must ask themselves if the source is ________.

• entertaining

• trustworthy

• popular

• expensive

Bias is the distorting of an event or observation due to a person's ________.

• knowledge

• opinion

• wealth

• education

What must voters determine to detect bias in mass media information?

• The author's political position

• The color of the newspaper

• The price of the magazine

• The length of the article.

Mass media includes TV, radio, newspapers, national magazines, books, and ________.

• the Internet

• flyers

• posters

• billboards

Which role does mass media NOT play in elections?

• A) Broadcasting different points of view

• B) Writing editorials

• C) Posting to social media and blogs

• D) Voting for candidates.

What is the purpose of op-ed pieces?

• To express opinions

• To report news

• To advertise products

• To entertain readers.

Bias in politics may be used to support or not support a particular ________.

• candidate

• movie

• book

• song

To detect bias, voters need to determine who is ________ for the message.

• paying

• reading

• ignoring

• writing