Media's Power as Information Gatekeepers Has Been Undercut by

question 3

Multiple Choice

Media's power as information gatekeepers has been undercut by

• A)local television stations and newspapers.
• B)microblogs on the Internet.
• C)decline in newspaper subscription.
• D)growth in functional illiteracy.

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Definitions:

Contractile Vacuole

In freshwater protists, an organelle that collects and expels excess water.

Cilia

Microscopic hair-like structures that extend from the surface of many animal cells, involved in movement and sensory processes.

Micronucleus

A small nucleus that forms whenever a cell undergoes nucleus division, often seen in certain protozoans.

Plasmodial Slime Molds

A type of slime mold consisting of a single, large cell with multiple nuclei, living as a free-flowing plasmodium during part of its life cycle.