How Did the Framing of Television News Coverage Affect the Way

question 80

Multiple Choice

How did the framing of television news coverage affect the way Americans viewed the Hurricane Katrina disaster?

• A) In reporting on victims searching for food, whites were framed as foragers, blacks as looters.
• B) New Orleans was framed as a diverse city where race had become irrelevant.
• C) The government response was framed as heroic and well-planned.
• D) Private charities were framed as more effective than the government.
• E) Victims were framed as irresponsible for failing to evacuate before the storm.

Identify and understand group consensus and its impact on research findings.

Grasp strategies to encourage open and productive focus group discussions.

Understand how to quantify data collection in focus group research settings.

Determine the appropriate duration and setting of focus group sessions based on the target participant group.

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Definitions:

Controllable

Controllable usually refers to expenses or costs that can be managed or influenced by decisions made by a company or an individual.

Volume

Refers to the amount of an asset or security that changes hands over a set period of time, commonly used in financial markets to gauge trading activity and liquidity.

Material Variances

The difference between the actual cost of materials used in production and the standard cost of materials that should have been used.

Quantity Variance

The difference between the expected and actual quantity of materials or labor used in a production process.