Why Does the Public Often Find It Difficult to Form

question 153

Multiple Choice

Why does the public often find it difficult to form opinions about U.S. foreign policy?

• A)Media coverage of foreign events is limited and episodic.
• B) Media coverage is often heavily biased against other countries and other ways of life.
• C) Foreign news coverage bombards people with too much information.
• D) Media coverage of foreign events is censored for national security reasons.
• E) Media coverage of foreign events rarely focuses on issues that affect Americans directly.

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