Which of the Following Statements About the Relationship Between the Presidency

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the relationship between the presidency and the press is FALSE?

• A)The person who most often deals with the press from the White House is the president's press secretary.
• B)Reporters tend to focus on the most visible layer of the president's personal and official activities,also called the "body watch."
• C)Recent studies of the news media have shown that the news is systematically biased toward the Democratic Party and toward Democratic presidents.
• D)News coverage of the presidency tends to emphasize the negative.
• E)The media are an important intermediary helping to interpret and analyze presidential activities for the public.

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