The Text States That the Media Typically Report Presidential Elections

question 60

Multiple Choice

 The text states that the media typically report presidential elections as horse races.This means that they 

• A) have an instinctive desire to expose scandals. 
• B) play the roles of gatekeeper, scorekeeper, and watchdog in a presidential campaign. 
• C) seek opportunities to write background or interpretive stories about issues in the campaign. 
• D) focus more on the contest itself than on the issues of the campaign. 
• E) have an instinctive desire to investigate personalities.

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