Nassir Was Upset at the One-Sided News Coverage of a Rally

question 111

Multiple Choice

Nassir was upset at the one-sided news coverage of a rally he attended. The news on television showed only the police being bombarded by students and no there was no mention of the police brutality that began the incident. Nassir decided to upload video of the police attacking his friend onto YouTube. This is a demonstration of which role that YouTube currently plays online?

• A)It disrupts traditional forms of media.
• B)It is a widely popular source of information.
• C) It challenges commercial media.
• D) It is exploited by the mass media.

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Definitions:

Purchase Method

An accounting method used in mergers and acquisitions where the assets and liabilities of the acquired company are added to the acquirer's balance sheet at their fair market values.

Business Combination

A transaction or event in which an acquirer obtains control of one or more businesses, often involving mergers, acquisitions, or consolidations.

Pooling-of-interests Method

A merger accounting method in which the assets and liabilities of merging companies are combined using book values, rather than the purchase method.

Statutory Amalgamation

A merger or combination of two or more companies into a new entity, governed and approved by a legal statute.