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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To detect bias in mass media

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

To express the opinions of columnists and guest writers

To reach large audiences and play different roles in elections

To detect bias in mass media

To provide factual information about political campaigns

To influence public opinion and communicate different viewpoints

To analyze the reliability of information sources

To inform voters about the choices they have and the important issues at stake

To express the opinions of columnists and guest writers

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

To detect bias in mass media

To ensure a balanced and informed public discourse

To identify candidates and emphasize selected issues

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

To detect bias in mass media

To ensure transparency and responsiveness in government

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

To detect bias in mass media

To express the opinions of columnists and guest writers

Identify propaganda

Making fun of candidates

Separating fact from opinion

Evaluating sources

Broadcasting different points of view.

To identify the candidates that they like

To show important sports events over election coverage.

To persuade the electorate to only vote for specific candidates

Ice cream is too expensive

A greater percentage of people buy vanilla ice cream than any other flavor.

The best kind of ice cream is Rocky Road.

You should only eat ice cream on hot, summer days

Emphasizing selected issues

Producing editorials and op-ed pieces

Detecting bias

Telling voters who to pick

propaganda

an editorial

social media

bias