What Kind of Selection Process Governs Media Reporting on Crime

question 109

Multiple Choice

What kind of selection process governs media reporting on crime?

• A) the sheer amount of crime occurring
• B) attempts to prioritize "conflict crimes" for coverage
• C) depicting relatively rare occurrences as emerging trends
• D) reporting the objective facts without prejudice or bias

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Definitions:

Potential Group Performance

The maximum level of efficiency or outcome that a group could achieve if all conditions were optimal.

Process Losses

Reductions in team or organizational efficiency due to issues in group dynamics or operational inefficiencies.

Actual Group Performance

The real, observed output or results produced by a group when working on a task or project.

Sequential Assembly Line

A manufacturing process where a product is assembled in a fixed sequence of steps, with each workstation contributing a specific part of the assembly.