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ENagel

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How might the media frame the conditions of migrant workers in the United States in order to elicit public support for government programs?
 
  a. in terms of failures of society to live up to the tradition of equality
  b. in terms of failures of the migrants to pursue legal means to be in the United States
  c. in terms of failures of society to push for different rules for different people
  d. in terms of successes of migrant groups in other countries

Question 2

How might media managers choose to cover a story about a human rights tragedy in order to get politicians to take action?
 
  a. Focus on matters that are of most concern to those who are not in power but rather vying for power.
  b. Highlight the tragedy in real time.
  c. Focus on stories that throw off the relative power balance between Democrats and Republicans in Washington.
  d. Run retrospectives on related events from the past.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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