Which of the Following Statements About the State of the Media

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the state of the media and Americans' relationship to them today is accurate?

• A) Despite a general cynicism about the news, millennials spend more time pursuing news daily than any other generation.
• B) In the past few decades, only the attacks of September 11th, 2001, were able to briefly improve public views of the media.
• C) The rise of alternative media, cable, and Internet news has brought a corresponding rise in news consumption.
• D) Some 75 percent of millennials consider themselves to be active "seekers" of the news.
• E) None of these answers is correct.

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