Which of These Is NOT a Way in Which the Media

question 129

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a way in which the media contributes to overestimates of crime?

• A) There is no reporting of the decline in crime rates.
• B) When the news fails to report crimes, it makes the public fear what they do not know.
• C) Highlighting crimes leads to higher ratings
• D) There is a tendency for the media to misidentify isolated incidents as trends.

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