Chapter 6: The Media

Interactive Politics Simulation

After exploring the simulation, answer the following questions and submit them to your instructor. Launch the Simulation!

1. What happens in the simulation if you chose NOT to print the sensational story?

2. In an interview, Dan Rather stated that “fear is a very large factor in every newsroom, including [for] myself. And it goes this way. If I don't do it, somebody else is going to do it. When somebody else does it, they're gonna get a higher number. They're going to get a better rating, they're going to get more circulation.” Does this simulation support Rather’s point? Explain

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