How Can Today's Media Consumers Be Sure That the Information

question 55

Multiple Choice

How can today's media consumers be sure that the information that they are receiving is accurate?

• A) Consumers should depend more on the Internet to gain accurate news.
• B) Consumers should gather news from media outlets with a track record of adhering to journalistic standards.
• C) Consumers should rely on citizen journalists, rather than corporately held media news outlets.
• D) Consumers need not worry about accuracy because the media is sworn to uphold journalistic standards.
• E) Consumers should only rely on the traditional news networks to gather their news.

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Definitions:

T Wave

Deflection in an electrocardiogram following the QRS complex, representing ventricular repolarization.

Repolarization

The process of restoring the resting negative charge inside a neuron or muscle cell after depolarization.

Action Potentials

The process by which neurons transmit electrical impulses along their axons.

Na+ Channels

Ion channels that allow sodium ions to flow across cell membranes, crucial for the propagation of electrical signals in nerves.