Question

Question 18 (1 point)
According to the News Literacy Project website and class lecture, opinion and propaganda are the same thing.

Question 18 options:
a) True
b) False

Ch 12

Genuine news reporting, even in Western-style news cultures, has the potential of also serving the role of propaganda.

Question 19 options:
a) True
b) False

Ch 12

News media in authoritarian countries often serves the role of propaganda for that government.

Question 20 options:
a) True
b) False

Ch 13

Access to global media has resulted in the flourishing of democracies around the world.

Question 21 options:
a) True
b) False
Ch 13

Global communications have led to governments needing to respond more quickly to world events, which could hinder more thoughtful and deliberative diplomacy efforts.

Question 22 options:
a) True
b) False

Ch 13

The authority of trained and professional journalists allow busy news readers to access trustworthy sources of information, which allows for better decisions that guide democracies.

Question 23 options:
a) True
b) False

Answer 1

18) The answer is False. Opinion presents a perspective on a topic or issue. Propaganda manipulates facts and information.

19) The answer is True. A media house may try to voice its opinion as propaganda to gain support to the government or the opposition party.

20) The answer is True. A authoritarian government will use the media for its manipulations.

21) The answer is False. There may be censorship on global media in some countries thereby effectively harming democracy.

22) The answer is True. Sometimes the information provided by the media can be disseminated incorrectly thereby stalling diplomacy efforts of the countries.

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