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

1. The image of politics presented to us by the media is distorted.
2. News is not a business.
3. According to the author, the news sells your attention.
4. Reporters write news items using the dramatic structure of stories, whether or not the news actually fits that structure.
5. The key to understanding the role of the news media in politics is understanding the consistent distortions created by the media.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True

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