The Most Important Selection Bias in News Is

question 49

Multiple Choice

The most important selection bias in news is:

• A) the ideology of the journalists
• B) the audience appeal of a story
• C) the newsworthiness of a story
• D) the economic interests of the media's owners
• E) the approval of government regulators

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Definitions:

Tender Offer

A public offer by a bidder to purchase a subject company’s shares directly from its shareholders at a specified price for a fixed period of time.

Greenmail

A situation where a company buys back its own shares at a premium from a potential acquirer to prevent a takeover.

Going Private

A transaction or series of transactions in which a publicly traded company is transformed into a privately held one.

Freeze-Out

In corporation law, a type of oppression by which only minority shareholders are forced to sell their shares.