Which of the Following Is NOT One of the Most

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the most common criticisms of the news media?

• A) Large conglomerates such as Knight Rider risk monopolizing the news outlets.
• B) Private ownership means that profits are the primary goal, which results in truth and responsibility becoming secondary.
• C) Increased profit-seeking increases the likelihood of sensationalism.
• D) News outlets tend to be politically biased, and that bias shows in their programming and reporting.
• E) News media have a right to report on personal matters of the president if those events have a public impact.

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Definitions:

Population Variances

The squared deviation of a set of values in a population from their mean, representing the dispersion within the population.

Equality

A concept referring to the state or quality of being equal, indicating that two or more entities are the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.

Population Variances

A measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data points in a population, indicating how much the members of the population differ from the population mean.

Normally Distributed

Describes a probability distribution that is symmetrical around the mean, with a specific bell shape indicating that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.