After comparing the coverage of two foreign countries by American news organizations, David Detmer found that the mediaGroup of answer choicesshowed bias in favor of official U.S. foreign policy.followed its own standard of objective reporting.was critical of official U.S. foreign policy.was critical or supportive depending on their party affiliations

Most news about foreign affairs that is carried by the American mass mediaGroup of answer choicesis simply a rebroadcast of news covered by news services of other countries.tends to run stories that are approving of U.S. policies.takes an anti-American point of view.relies heavily on illegal undercover investigations.

Which of the following statements describes a tendency in the American news media?Group of answer choicesThe media tend to present news about foreign affairs from an almost anti-American point of view.The media tend to run stories generally approving of our American-style capitalist economic system and disapproving of variants or alternative systems.The media tend to stray away from reporting only what government officials say in order to avoid propagating government statements that are false or misleading.The media tend to present foreign affairs coverage that does not fit well with U.S. foreign policy.

Unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise, Americans interpret political phenomenaGroup of answer choicesthe way that the media tell them towithout regard for party identityin ways that favor their preferred partybased mainly on the objective facts

One special contribution of Internet-based news is that itMultiple ChoiceNone of these answers are correct.has expanded freedom of the press to a larger number of Americans.offers more unbiased reporting.provides slower, more deliberative reporting.prevents rampant editorializing.

Most news about foreign affairs takes a definite _______ point of view.Group of answer choicesconservativecriticalliberalethnocentric