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Role of the media
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Answer 5 out of 6 questions correctly.
Being informed is one of the most important responsibilities of citizenship. People learn most of what they know about government, politics, and current events from the media. Mass media is a term that refers to all the different ways information gets delivered to large numbers of people.
Match each media type with the way it informs the public.
in-depth stories on specific topics that can take the audience hours to absorb
digital platforms allowing people to create and share information in virtual communities
regularly scheduled news programs and some unscheduled reporting of urgent, breaking news
daily, weekly, or monthly reporting on news or special-interest topics in both print and digital formats
Media type
How it informs
Non-fiction books and documentary films
Social media
Newspapers and magazines
Television and radio news broadcasts
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