The Role of the Media

In its role as gatekeeper, the media decides which stories to run

If you watch television news, you will hear about all the issues that exist.

Most news sources are not for profit.

Bias can affect what stories a media outlet decides are important.

In its role as watchdog, the media decides which issues need public action

A story about the damage of Hurrican Dorian is likely

Which of the following is NOT a zone of information?

The "media" only refers to television

Something that is designed to provoke you to take an action

An issue can't get on the public agenda if nobody has heard about it.

About half of all human beings are completely unbiased.

Kiss 108 or Fox News is an example of

Information, such as film footage, that documents an event

A "sound bite" is a story designed to expose wrongdoing.

Everyone agrees the media should play the role of agenda-setter.

Biased means favoring one view over another.

Thanks to the media's influence, people don't need to pay attention to what's going on.

Newspapers and magazines are examples of