1. The major source of information for the vast majority of Americans is the daily newsaper.

2. There is far less diversity of views on television than in the press.

3. The real power of the mass media lies in its ability to set the public agenda.

4. Socialization by the mass media involves teaching the mass audiences preferred political norms and values. 

5. American television and news media in general have a bad-news bias.

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1. False (pg. 144)

2. True (pg. 149)

3. True (pg . 147)

4. True (pg. 146-7)

5. True (pg. 150)