The Role of Infotainment in the Current Media Environment ______

question 10

Multiple Choice

The role of infotainment in the current media environment ______.

• A) has declined and has been replaced by news produced through the craft of reporting
• B) is largely confined to cable networks while the broadcast networks focus on hard news
• C) means that it is harder to mix argument and assertion in with fact and verification
• D) can prove highly informative for people who are not that interested in public affairs or current events

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Definitions:

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Waterproof footwear made of rubber, designed to keep the feet dry and protected in wet conditions.

Correlation

A measure of the relationship between two variables or sets of data, indicating the strength and direction of an association.

Independent Variable

Variable in an experiment that is manipulated by the experimenter.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to changes in the independent variable.