When Journalists and News Organizations Represent a Real or Perceived

question 28

Multiple Choice

When journalists and news organizations represent a real or perceived viewpoint on a particular issue and slant their news coverage unfairly, they act contrary to professional journalism's stated goals of __________.

• A) balanced coverage and objectivity
• B) ideological education
• C) agenda setting
• D) media framing

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Definitions:

Townshend Acts

A series of British laws passed in the late 1760s imposing duties on colonial imports as a means of asserting parliamentary authority.

Chesapeake Planters

Refers to the wealthy plantation owners in the Chesapeake Bay region who played a significant role in the agricultural and socio-economic development of the area during colonial times.

Boycott

A form of protest or punishment where individuals or groups refuse to engage with, purchase, or deal with a certain company, country, or product as a means of expressing dissent or enforcing change.

Crispus Attucks

An African American man who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre, making him an important martyr in the American Revolutionary cause.