Every Year Project Censored Posts a List of the Twenty-Five

question 11

Multiple Choice

Every year Project Censored posts a list of the twenty-five most censored news stories. These stories are "censored" not in the sense that the media are legally prohibited from covering them, but rather in the sense that most major media outlets have systematically ignored them and, in the process, determined what the public will think about. What theory explains this?

• A) agenda-setting theory
• B) reinforcement theory
• C) structural functionalism
• D) the magic bullet theory
• E) the two-step flow theory

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Definitions:

Upper-Class Elite

A segment of society that holds the highest social status, often due to wealth, ancestry, or political power.

Inheritance

The process or act of receiving property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual.

Temperance

Temperance refers to the social movement aimed at promoting moderation or complete abstinence in the consumption of intoxicating liquor.

Sabbath Violations

Actions that break religious or legal rules pertaining to observance of the Sabbath, which is a day of rest and worship in many religions.