Media and Politics
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What does Google News emphasize with its series of headlines?

  • The oldest stories
  • The latest stories to have received a cluster of coverage (correct)
  • The most controversial stories
  • The stories with the most social media shares

    • What do the formal constraints imposed by social networks reflect?

  • The public interest
  • The interests of independent journalists
  • The commercial interests of the companies operating the networks (correct)
  • The political interests of the government

    • What is the formulaic quality of social media well suited to?

  • Academic research
  • The banter that takes place among friends (correct)
  • Professional journalism
  • In-depth political discourse

    • What does the text suggest about the application of templates and routines to political speech on social media?

    <p>It can be pernicious, inspiring superficiality rather than depth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does political discourse become most valuable when it involves?

    <p>Careful deliberation, attention to detail, and subtle and open-ended critical thought</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What will all of us get an education in, over the next year, according to the text?

    <p>How elections work in the age of social media</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may we discover about the gates maintained by our new gatekeepers?

    <p>They are narrower than ever</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the formal constraints imposed by social networks have little to do with?

    <p>The public interest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of thought does social media tend to frustrate rather than promote?

    <p>Subtle and open-ended critical thought</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of communication does the formulaic quality of social media simplify and speed up?

    <p>Communications among friends</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Google News provides a row of buttons for sharing the headlines on Google Plus, Twitter, and Facebook.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The formulaic quality of social media is well suited to political speech.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Social media tends to frustrate careful deliberation and open-ended critical thought.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The formal constraints imposed by social networks reflect the public interest.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The gates maintained by our new gatekeepers are wider than ever.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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