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

1. Citizen journalists and bloggers are in a position to pick up some of the international reporting slack; the problem is that most are unlikely to reach mass audiences.
2. Cultural and political factors rarely influence reporting; well-trained professional reporters from anywhere tell largely the same stories.
3. Threats to foreign reporters around the world is on the rise, making global understanding of events around the world more difficult.
4. Because terrorist events are sensational, they tend to receive a lot of coverage from U.S.
outlets, no matter where they occur.
5. International relations tend to color U.S. reporting of other places—friends and allies get good framing while enemies and antagonists get negative framing.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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