Project Censored Posts a List of the Twenty-Five Most Censored

question 74

Multiple Choice

Project Censored posts a list of the twenty-five most censored news stories every year. These stories are "censored," though not in the sense that the media are legally prohibited from covering them. They are considered "censored" because most major media outlets have systematically ignored them and, in the process, determined what the public will think about. What theory explains this?

• A) agenda-setting
• B) reinforcement
• C) magic bullet
• D) two-step flow

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Definitions:

Mental Health Care

Professional medical and therapeutic services aimed at maintaining or improving mental health and treating mental illnesses.

Male Inmates

Individuals identified as male who are serving time in a prison or jail.

Female Inmate Population

A demographic group referring to women who are incarcerated within a prison system.

Depression

State marked by either a sad mood or a loss of interest in one’s usual activities, as well as feelings of hopelessness, suicidal ideation, psychomotor agitation or retardation, and trouble concentrating.