Question 1. When constructing a news story for an audience, those who create the story are motivated by:
a desire to educate their audiences.
how to relate the story to the beliefs of the audience.
the best way to present the facts.
a goal of being fair to all sides involved in the story.
Question 2. Most people consider facts to be important when those facts
deal with people from distant places who suffer.
affect their own living conditions.
affect the living conditions of those in different classes in society.
represent alternative viewpoints to their own.
Question 3. In order to be economically successful, the stories in the news media must do what?
Sell the media effectively
Present the facts of a story
Represent multiple views on an issue
Package the material in an objective fashion
Question 4. In order to obtain information from a story that is filled with propaganda, a person must do which of the following?
Analyze it from his or her own perspective.
See if it agrees with common wisdom of the day.
Seek other sources that mirror the same viewpoint.
Analyze the story with a clear understanding of the point of view that lies underneath it.
Question 5. Mass media producers have sympathies that distort their objectivity. All of the following are groups to which the media are sympathies EXCEPT the __________.
advertisers
government
suffering
competitors
Question 6. Describe a story that has recently been sensationalized, and explain a key component of sensationalism that was part of the way the story was presented.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 7. Describe the prospects for establishing a "Critical Society" as described by Graham Sumner.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 8. Identify and explain the steps that one must take to be a critical consumer of the news, and describe a time where you failed to be a critical consumer of the news.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.