Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. With media assistance, MADD succeeded in characterizing drunk drivers as a new menace to society for whom laws had to be made tougher.
2. Journalists ought to rely on the courts to make the necessary ethical decisions instead of adopting the approach that they have absolute freedom to publish anything.
3. While it is difficult to identify a specific media effect, it is likely that the media play a part is stoking fear of crime simply because they manipulate crime stories to make sure we are fearful.
4. Partisanship will only equate to bias in cases where the underlying partisan values distort a story.
5. Victims of police violence are treated more sympathetically by the media than other murder victims because media accounts tend to present such incidents as a double victimization.

Answer 1

1.true
2.false
3.false
4.true
5.false