Identify the Purpose of Doing the Following Things as a Journalist

question 1

Multiple Choice

Identify the purpose of doing the following things as a journalist: Create new categories to define a source or situation; focus on process, not outcome; avoid single-topic coverage; and approach sources as individuals, not as part of a monolithic group.

• A) to differentiate outgroups from ingroups
• B) to understand how stereotypes affect our reporting
• C) to determine if a culture is assimilating or acculturating
• D) to promote accuracy and context when reporting about and across cultures
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Mitosis

A type of cell division in which a cell divides into two daughter cells with the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.

Prophase II

A stage of meiosis where chromosomes condense, nuclear envelopes break down, and spindle apparatus forms in each of the two daughter cells from meiosis I.

Chromatin

A complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, structures that condense to facilitate mitosis and meiosis.

Chiasmata

The points of crossing over and genetic exchange between homologous chromosomes during meiosis.