Polarization isGroup of answer choicesdriven by elites, not the mass publicdriven by recent Supreme Court decisiondriven by the mass public, which the elites follow in order to get electeddriven by the news media

This article reviews the empirical evidence on the relationship between social media and political polarization. We argue that social media shapes polarization through the following social, cognitive, and technological processes: partisan selection, message content, and platform design and algorithms.

societal polarization.

One consequence of today's high-choice media system isMultiple Choicethat individuals are more informed.None of these answers are correct.that individual choice is actually more limited.a narrowing in the information divide.an increase in the number of people who use partisan outlets as their primary news source.

An independent press plays an indispensable role in maintaining a representative democracy for which of the following reasons?Group of answer choicesBecause otherwise consumers have few opportunities to be exposed to commercial print adsBecause the government has elaborate authority to initiate prior restraintBecause it is typically run by the journalistic elite, who are better equipped to know for whom to vote than the average citizenWithout reliable information about the performance of officeholders, citizens would be hard-pressed to monitor their agents, and politicians would find it difficult to communicate with their constituents

When we say mainstream journalism tends to privilege ‘common sense’ viewpoints, we suggest:  Group of answer choicesNewsrooms try to avoid being elitist.The best journalism is balanced and objective.Men (European) in newsrooms dictate what the news is.Mainstream journalism supports the prevailing ideology of the day.