Which term refers to the practice of publishing articles that are not based on facts or sound research?

While Sean and Chloe are discussing loss from the prior quarter, Ryder notices that some people are fishing through purses and pockets for pens. He jumps up, grabs a coffee mug full of pens and a stack of legal pads from the cabinet

and begins to distribute them. Ryder's role is ________. a. procedural technician b. recorder c. energizer d. initiator-contributor

Early mass communication scholars wrongly assumed that

A) people are active, not passive media users. B) people absorb messages like sponges. C) audiences are intelligent. D) people review media content critically.