A breaking news story is reported on a local television station as it is happening. The next day, the same event is reported in a newspaper article. What important difference would there be between the article and the broadcast?A.The newspaper would be able to include more related details and reactions to the event.B.The newspaper article would be less likely to be accurate because it would not have all the details of the story.C.The newspaper article would be less objective in its tone.D.The broadcast would be more entertaining because it would be prewritten.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What would be different about a memoir written by a person who witnessed an event compared to a live television news broadcast about the same event?A.The writer would be better able to know how the event turned out.B.The writer would have a more objective tone.C.The writer would have less information about the event.D.The writer would have fewer sources to make the story accurate.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which medium is most likely to contain the most accurate information about a news event?A.A movie adaptation of the events filmed a year laterB.A newspaper article written the next dayC.A play written ten years after the event occurredD.A memoir written by one of the event's participants five years laterSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

If the media cover an issue and it gets a powerful response from the public, the media sometimes follow up by covering that response. What is the most likely outcome of these events?A.Increased bias in future storiesB.More powerful political partiesC.Decreased attention from elected officialsD.Changes to public policy on the issue

Which scenario is not an example of one of the major ways media coverage shapes public opinion?A.A radio news program spends several shows discussing a candidate's past conviction for domestic violence.B.A nightly news show uses an unflattering picture of a state senator to accompany a story about him.C.An online news site publishes a story that includes a link to a site where people can register to vote.D.A newspaper runs an editorial suggesting that readers vote for a particular candidate for governor.

What is one of the most important aspects that newspapers must take into account when printing an article?A.How much the audience already knows about an eventB.From whose point of view the article should be writtenC.How much the newspaper costsD.Whether there are enough quotes