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SMPA 1050 Questions and Correct Answers
news is different from other platforms because: Ans: it is codified
within the constitution
hostile media effect Ans: people tend to see the press as biased
against the things they care a lot about, the more they care about
that thing the more likely they are to think the media is biased
against them
media literacy Ans: ability to read the news critically; identify
biases in who wrote it, who published it, and realizing your own
biases
Bernard Goldberg Ans: "bias is what comes naturally"
news objectivity Ans: not the same as science objectivity;
journalists must not have an obvious perspective
politicians and lying Ans: someone must know they are lying for it
to truly be a lie
Bush claimed US did not torture Ans: can you say he was lying? or
was it just a false claim?
AP style on alt right Ans: avoid using the term generically without
a definition, term may be used as a public relations device to make
its supporters actual beliefs less clear and more acceptable to a
broader audience, use white nationalist instead
The Commission on the Freedom of the Press Ans: there isn't just
a right to inform, but a right to be informed
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SMPA 1050 Questions and Correct Answers
news is different from other platforms because: Ans: it is codified
within the constitution
hostile media effect Ans: people tend to see the press as biased
against the things they care a lot about, the more they care about
that thing the more likely they are to think the media is biased
against them
media literacy Ans: ability to read the news critically; identify
biases in who wrote it, who published it, and realizing your own
biases
Bernard Goldberg Ans: "bias is what comes naturally"
news objectivity Ans: not the same as science objectivity;
journalists must not have an obvious perspective
politicians and lying Ans: someone must know they are lying for it
to truly be a lie
Bush claimed US did not torture Ans: can you say he was lying? or
was it just a false claim?
AP style on alt right Ans: avoid using the term generically without
a definition, term may be used as a public relations device to make
its supporters actual beliefs less clear and more acceptable to a
broader audience, use white nationalist instead
The Commission on the Freedom of the Press Ans: there isn't just
a right to inform, but a right to be informed
© 2025 All rights reserved
