Which would add the most emotional impact to a news story?A.A statement from the mayor about a disaster's financial costB.A map showing the location of a recent natural disasterC.A timeline detailing a disaster's main eventsD.A video showing people stranded on the roof of their flooded homeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Newsworthiness in the mass mediaGroup of answer choicesmeans a story can be framed as a familiar or dramatic narrative.never involves trivial topics.involves official government press releases.is determined by what has the highest social impact.

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

Use "Devastating Katrina" and "Rescue on a Rooftop" to answer this question.What is the main difference between the selections?A“The Devastating Katrina” presents information about how people survived Hurricane Katrina, while “Rescue on a Rooftop” tells the story of one survivor of Hurricane Katrina.B“The Devastating Katrina” tells the story of one survivor of Hurricane Katrina, while “Rescue on a Rooftop” presents information about how people survived Hurricane Katrina.C“The Devastating Katrina” presents the factual timeline of Hurricane Katrina, while “Rescue on a Rooftop” describes a narrative account of Hurricane Katrina.D“The Devastating Katrina” presents a narrative timeline of Hurricane Katrina, while “Rescue on a Rooftop” describes a factual account of Hurricane Katrina.

Kepplinger, Geiss, and Steibert studied how a person’s                                 affected their interpretation of a news story.Group of answer choicesfilteringdistributionchannelframes

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