Subtest IV - Media

Question 1

What are the four purposes of mass media?

Answer 1

Inform, Persuade, Entertain, and Transmit Culture. (Often two or more of these purposes are combined in a media production).

Question 2

Media portrays a _____ reality instead of an actual reality.

Answer 2

Constructed reality

Question 3

What is reliable and credible news reporting marked by?

Answer 3

Accuracy, Objectivity, Balance, and Thoroughness

Question 4

What should one consider when evaluating a media message?

Answer 4

Bias reporting, and whether sources are valid and independent (as opposed to unreliable and partisan)