How Can Today's Media Consumers Be Sure That the Information

question 57

Multiple Choice

How can today's media consumers be sure that the information that they are receiving is accurate?

• A) Consumers should depend more on the Internet to gain accurate news.
• B) Consumers should gather news from media outlets with a track record of adhering to journalistic standards.
• C) Consumers should rely on citizen journalists, rather than on corporately-held media news outlets.
• D) Consumers need not worry about accuracy because the media are sworn to uphold journalistic standards.
• E) Consumers should only rely on the traditional news networks to gather their news.

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