Exam 2025 (Answer
Guide) – Due May 27,
2025 - THE POLITICAL
ECONOMY OF
INFORMATION.
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED AND
CERTIFIED ANSWERS.
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INS3702 May/June Exam 2025 (Answer Guide) – Due May 27, 2025 - THE POLITICAL
ECONOMY OF INFORMATION.
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN
REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A
GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in
your academics.
UNISA, 2025.
Contents
QUESTION 1 (MCQ) ................................................................................................................................. 1
QUESTION 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 2
2.1 Political Economy of Information ................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Contexts of the Political Economy of Information ....................................................................... 2
QUESTION 3 .............................................................................................................................................. 4
3.1 Proactive Government (10 marks) ................................................................................................ 4
3.2 Open Government (10 marks) ....................................................................................................... 5
3.3 Defensive Government (10 marks) ............................................................................................... 5
3.4 Offensive Government (10 marks) ................................................................................................ 6
QUESTION 4 .............................................................................................................................................. 6
4.1 Describe any of the two approaches related to information regulation (10 marks) ............... 6
4.2 Critique the view that “some information regulation policies have potential to restrict the
freedom of expression” (10 marks) ..................................................................................................... 7
4.3 Propose two solutions on how the government of Bojanala can regulate misinformation
without violating freedom of expression (10 marks) ......................................................................... 8
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................... 9
QUESTION 1 (MCQ)
1.1: A. Phishing
1.2: C. Producing and regulating information (This is more about control than a key