The Practice of Training Reporters to Produce a Standardized,seemingly Neutral

question 27

Multiple Choice

The practice of training reporters to produce a standardized,seemingly neutral news product
Was the result of

• A)strikes and boycotts by journalists and newspaper readers during the early 1900s.
• B)the newspaper industry's realization that the best way to make a profit was to not alienate potential readers who held liberal or conservative political views.
• C)federal government regulations that made blatant instances of media bias illegal.
• D)state government regulations that made blatant instances of media bias illegal.

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Definitions:

Division of Labor

The allocation of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different individuals in order to improve efficiency.

Hierarchy of Authority

The structured ranking of positions within an organization, where every level is subordinate to the one above it.

Departmentalization

The method an organization uses to structure itself by dividing responsibilities among different departments or units based on task, function, product, geography, or customer.

James D. Thompson

A sociologist known for his contributions to organizational theory, particularly for his work on organizations as open systems and technologies.