Take a Major Media Story of the Past Four Years

question 69

Essay

Take a major media story of the past four years. Explain how coverage of that story might differ depending on the source (newspaper, TV, radio, Internet, and so on). Use that media story to explain how the media engage in any two of the following media effects: slant, framing, priming, and filtering.

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Definitions:

Borrowing

The act of receiving something from someone with the intention of returning it or its equivalent later.

Decimals

Numerical symbols used in the decimal system, involving a point that separates the whole number from the fractional part.

Household Measurement

A system of units used in cooking and for other household tasks, such as cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons.

Apothecary Unit

Historical term referring to a system of measurement used by pharmacists to prepare, mix, and dispense medicinal drugs, now largely replaced by the metric system.