An Example of Publishers' Influence on Media Content Came in 1898

question 102

Multiple Choice

An example of publishers' influence on media content came in 1898, when the United States was pushed into war by news of alleged Spanish brutalities against colonial Cuba, as covered in the newspapers of

• A)William Randolph Hearst.
• B)Margaret Pynchon.
• C)Katharine Graham.
• D)Rupert Murdoch.

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Definitions:

Taboo

Describes behaviors, practices, or topics that are forbidden or deemed highly inappropriate by a culture or society due to moral, social, or religious reasons.

Taboo

Social or cultural prohibitions against certain practices, topics, or words deemed unacceptable or offensive by a community or society.

Folkway

Socially accepted norms or patterns of behavior that, while not moral imperatives or laws, guide everyday interactions and practices within a culture.

Sanction

A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule, or an official approval or endorsement of an action.