Influence of Mass Media

Question 1

Which headlines are examples of clickbait? Choose three correct answers.Places You Won’t Believe Are RealHow to Earn Cash FastVacation Spots in Florida Congress Passes a New Tax LawWhich Celebrities Are Lying about Their Age?

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Places You Won’t Believe Are Real; How to Earn Cash Fast; Which Celebrities Are Lying about Their Age?

Question 2

Choose the phrase that best completes each sentence about media organizations.

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✔ educate the public; The main goal of nonprofit media organizations is to .: educate the public; For-profit media companies are .: privately owned companies; About 90 percent of the media is owned by .: fewer than 10 companies

Question 3

✔ privately owned companiesfunded by private donationsX controlled by the government

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✔ privately owned companies

Question 4

foreign companies✔ fewer than 10 companiesX government agencies

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✔ fewer than 10 companies

Question 5

How is this article an example of the media being watchdogs?

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Journalists reported on a drug manufacturer’s sudden, unannounced price increase.

Question 6

How is this article an example of the media acting as gatekeepers?

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The author chooses which two scientific reports on climate change to include.

Question 7

According to the video, why did Jamie Margolin use social media for her climate change initiative? Choose three correct answers.to increase involvement in the movementto shift public opinion and the news cycleto gain politicians’ attention and put pressure on themto increase her number of followers and earn verified statusto change adults’ thinking about what young people can accomplish

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to increase involvement in the movement; to shift public opinion and the news cycle; to gain politicians’ attention and put pressure on them

Question 8

Choose the phrase that best completes each sentence about media organizations.

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The main goal of nonprofit media organizations is to .: educate the public; For-profit media companies are .: privately owned companies; About 90 percent of the media is owned by .: fewer than 10 companies

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