Which of the following criteria is not typically employed when the media decide whether or not to include a story in the newspaper or broadcast?

A. the level of controversy
B. negativity-bad news is preferred to good news
C. foreign or domestic policy
D. authority and status of a source

Answer: C

Political Science

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