A Media Scholar Is Trying to Find Out If the Editorial

question 27

Multiple Choice

A media scholar is trying to find out if the editorial focus of a television station's news programming changed after it was purchased by a large media conglomerate.What kind of effects is this scholar looking for?

• A)message effects
• B)media effects
• C)ownership effects
• D)active audience effects

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Definitions:

Red Scare

A period of intense fear of communism and radical political ideologies in the United States, especially prominent after World War I and during the Cold War.

Postwar Strikes

Work stoppages and labor strikes that occur after the end of a war, often due to economic and social unrest.

Communist Agents

Individuals who secretly work on behalf of a communist government or organization to spread communism, gather intelligence, or influence the politics of other nations.

19th Amendment

An amendment to the United States Constitution that granted American women the right to vote, ratified in 1920.