Application of Skills Directions: Apply the Knowledge You Have Gained from Chapter 3

question 1

Multiple Choice

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 3 to select the best answer to the questions about the following paragraph.
Technological developments in the 20 th  century changed the role of newspapers in the way news is delivered. From 1690 until the introduction of radio in 1920, newspapers were the only mass news medium available, attempting to deliver news and information as soon as it happened. Today's large urban newspapers, such as the  Los Angeles Times , rely on satellite-fed information, and these papers often run to 500 pages on Sunday.
-adapted from Biagi, Media/Impact: An Introduction to Mass Media , p. 50.
Choose the word that best completes the statement: The text is meant to __________.

• A)persuade
• B)inform
• C)entertain
• D)excite

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Definitions:

Participation

The act of taking part or being actively involved in activities or decisions within a group, organization, or any collective scenario.

Challenging Goals

Objectives set by an individual or an organization that are difficult to achieve and require significant effort and determination.

Specific Goals

Clearly defined, measurable, and time-bound objectives that guide actions and facilitate performance assessment.

Expectancy Theory

A motivational theory suggesting that individuals are more likely to act in certain ways based on the expected results of those actions, particularly in relation to rewards.