What is the term for presenting news stories that cast a favored party or politician in a positive light while ignoring stories that would cast the party or politician in a negative light?

a. statement bias
b. coverage bias
c. gatekeeping bias
d. self-assessment
e. provisional editing

c

Political Science

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Independent regulatory agencies

a. generally have clear and well-defined goals to ensure the best chance of success. b. rarely have conflicts with other agencies since Congress attempts to minimize competing goals. c. have the same structures, duties, and procedures so it is easy to move personnel across agencies. d. are political creations so that unresolved political conflicts may be built into an agency’s structure.

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