A method of communicating information, entertainment, and other messages.
Warm Up Day 36 The Role of the Media

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Teresa Childs
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Media
Commercial
Biased
Watchdog
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Communicating information to large numbers of people
Biased
Agenda-setter
Watchdog
Mass Media
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Favoring one view over another
Biased
Unbiased
Gatekeeper
Watchdog
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A ___________ business seeks to make income for its founders and employees.
non-profit
grassroots
for-profit
philanthropic
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does each news outlet have its own standards for deciding which stories get through the gate and into the public eye?
The gatekeeper stands guard at a gate and decides who gets to pass through.
The media is a business and almost always biased.
Many serious events and issues will never be heard about on the evening news.
The media keeps us informed about what is going on in the world around us and government activity.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do commercial news sources make money?
selling time or space to advertisers
making the news as exciting and fast paced as possible
reporting news that affects the most number of people
all of the above
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or false? If you watch the television news, you will hear about all the issues that exist.
True
False
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