Exam 1: The Power of Public Opinion: Understanding the Role of Society in Policy-Making and Media Perception

Trump's claim to make a wall on the Mexican border was heavily criticised & opposed by ___________________ Americans.

_________________ once said "News and truth are not the same thing'

According to Lazarsfeld & Katz, people's reactions to media messages are mediated by __________________ with members of their social environment.

More information doesn't necessarily lead to more enlightened ____________________.

According to a July Pew Research Center Survey, 23% of adult users of social media in US changed their opinions on a social or a political issue after reading _______________ on the said medium.

Narratives by the ______________reflect biases, experience, ignorance, hopes, confusion.

Most important & popular American philosopher of the era, _________________ at that time gave rave reviews to Lippmann's book

Most democratic theorists in the 20th century believed that more information would produce a more __________________

Conveying positive images of the LGBTQ community via mass media can lead to __________________ change.

For the research presented in the book _________________, ther researchers studied voters' decision-making processes during the 1940 U.S. presidential election

Thetwo-step flow theory was later developed by Lazarsfeld & Elihu Katz in the book __________________.

According to researchers, '_________________' are active media users who collect, interpret, and diffuse the meaning of media messages to less-active media consumers.

The term '__________' was coined by philosopher John Locke.

Political scientists and some historians have regarded public opinion as equivalent to the __________________.

Collective evaluations expressed by people on political, social issues, policies, institutions and individuals is called _________________.

Society is not ___________________________.

Media pervasiveness and press freedom are related to _____________ amongst the youth.

____________ work to change policy actively through direct interaction with policymakers.

His book 'Public Opinion' at that time, was considered to be the most persuasive critique of ________________.

In _______________ society, the voice of the people forms the crux of any legislation or policy in the land.