Which of the following is a way politicians in america attempt to influence the media? a. they try to "spin" the news. b. they pass laws creating official censoring agencies. c. they prohibit reporters from covering certain issues. d. they jail reporters who write nasty stories about them.

A is the correct answer.

The 1st Amendment, broadly, prohibits B-D.

Politicians, instead, go on Cable news shows and try to "spin" the stories to get the public to see their side of the issue. They might explain their side and why or they might spit out the party line.

overview:

this is a technology-dependent lesson that students can guide at their own pace of exploration and learning. students share what they learn through the use of twitter (or alternative classroom sharing medium like todaysmeet). the use of a social sharing platform like twitter gives students a place for sharing with a wider audience, for more effective means of communication with each other, for incorporating viewpoints from all students in the classroom, and a means to reference thinking and learning by the use of a hashtag at a later time. students will understand the role the allied air forces played in the normandy invasion. teachers can use this as a stand-alone lesson or offer more structure by guiding students through each source, one by one. teachers may learn more about the eighth air force by accessing the abmc’s strategic bombing campaign interactive.

answer; the correct answer is (ethics);