Unit 6: Cluster 3

Edge: Level B, Volume 2, Unit 6, Cluster 3.

Here are the links to the other clusters within Unit 6: "Ad Power", "Without Commercials", and "What's Wrong with Advertising", "A Long Way to Go: Minorities and the Media" and "Reza: Warrior of Peace", "What Is News?" and "How to Detect Bias in the News"
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  1. access
    the right to make use of or take advantage of something
  2. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  3. relevance
    the relation of something to the matter at hand
  4. engaged
    having one's attention or mind or energy consumed
  5. indicate
    give evidence of
  6. scrutiny
    the act of examining something closely, as for mistakes
  7. latter
    the second of two or the second mentioned of two
  8. disposal
    the power to use something or someone
  9. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  10. priority
    status established in order of importance or urgency
  11. periodical
    a publication that appears at fixed intervals
  12. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  13. distorted
    having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
  14. cater
    give what is desired or needed
  15. depict
    give a description of
  16. sensational
    causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
  17. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  18. slant
    a biased way of looking at or presenting something
  19. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
  20. journalistic
    of or relating to the profession of reporting news
  21. detect
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  22. objectivity
    judgment based on observable phenomena
  23. omission
    leaving out or passing over something
  24. jeer
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  25. dissident
    a person who objects to some established policy
  26. controversial
    marked by or capable of causing disagreement
  27. scan
    make a wide, sweeping search of
  28. convey
    serve as a means for expressing something
  29. condemnation
    an expression of strong disapproval
Created on Wed Jul 13 13:48:48 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 03 11:51:55 EDT 2016)

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