The Fact That the Mainstream Media Initially Emphasized the Importance

question 5

Multiple Choice

The fact that the mainstream media initially emphasized the importance of bailing out U.S.financial firms in 2008 illustrates that __________.

• A)journalism today is plagued by inaccuracies
• B)elites have the upper hand in framing news stories
• C)journalists frame news stories independently of their sources
• D)the relationship between government and the press is growing more adversarial

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