In what circumstance would the media be performing the role of public watchdog?
a. The media educate the public on controversial issues.
b. The media educate the public on how to use government services.
c. The media report government officials who block presidential policy.
d. The media warn the public of illegal or unethical government actions.
d
You might also like to view...
What appears to be the primary reason the Iranian government is pursuing a nuclear weapons program?
a. To make itself more secure b. To have the ability to destroy Israel c. In order to assert itself as the leading Islamic state in the Middle East region d. To be able to threaten U.S. interests in the region
Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning pundits?
a. Many of them come through the revolving door from government. b. Their numbers have risen dramatically with the need to fill expanding airtime. c. They usually have high levels of expertise and professionalism. d. They have considerable unchecked power. e. They have become media celebrities.
Which of the following is NOT a major step in survey research?
A) Define the population to be studied. B) Decide how the survey is to be administered. C) Determine what area of information is to be sought. D) Randomly assign participants to groups.
You have just learned of survey results conducted by your university on the drinking behaviors of the college campus
Wondering about the results, you ask yourself the following questions: how were participants selected, were participants selected depending on if they lived on- or off-campus, were all the participants in a sorority or fraternity, were non–traditional age students included in the survey, and were men and women equally sampled? These types of questions indicate that you are concerned about what threat to internal validity? a. history b. selection c. maturation d. regression to the mean