What Did Entman and Rojecki Contend After Finding in Their

question 37

Multiple Choice

What did Entman and Rojecki contend after finding in their survey that crime stories tended to overrepresent both Black perpetrators and White victims?

• A) Black crime is more exciting.
• B) White victims make for better interviews.
• C) Media just gives what the people want.
• D) Blacks tend to be portrayed in ways that make them more threatening and less sympathetic than Whites.

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