A news reporter is covering an accident between a car and a motorcycle. This reporter is biased against the city government for overtaxing her property and not responding to her complaints. As a result of her bias, she employs framing to portray the car accident as ______.
a. motorcyclists’ inattention to others on the road
b. the result of the car’s failed brake lights
c. a failure of clear road signage
d. the car driver’s texting habit
c. a failure of clear road signage
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The 1957 Civil Rights Act
a. provided clear protections for the African Americans’ rights throughout the country. b. was filibustered in the Senate as southern senators realized that this was their last chance to maintain segregation. c. was overturned by the Supreme Court in Sweatt v. Painter as an unconstitutional extension of federal power. d. allowed African Americans to sue their states in federal court if they were denied the vote.
Which statement best supports the assertion that "fewer Americans today are interested in news than they were one or two generations ago"?
a. Terrorist attacks generate copious media attention. b. Today's newspapers are less neutral than they once were. c. Only about a third of people watch television news or read newspapers. d. Polls show that viewers prefer news stories about violence over stories about policy.