Gatekeeping in the Media Refers to ______

question 35

Multiple Choice

Gatekeeping in the media refers to ______.

• A) determining what gets covered, when, and how
• B) editors and journalists deciding what news makes it to the public
• C) the pattern of small independent media being bought by larger outlets
• D) the gradual focus on the contest of politics rather than its substance

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Definitions:

Substage

denotes a division or phase within a larger developmental stage or process, often characterized by specific milestones or achievements.

Primary Circular Reaction

A repetitive action in infants aimed at experiencing a desired effect, such as sucking or grasping, part of sensorimotor development stages proposed by Piaget.

Involuntary Actions

Actions that occur without the individual's conscious choice, often reflexive or automatic bodily functions like breathing or the heartbeat.

Moro Reflex

A primitive reflex found in infants, characterized by spreading the arms, unspreading them, then crying, in response to a sensation of falling.