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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #44486 Newspapers horrors
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The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper readers without discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point anywhere along the line somewhere someone puts his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to a row of beans; deserves no one's attention and should travel the wires no farther". The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news.

Newspapers lack a sense of discrimination because

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Option 1: "they do not separate the real news from mere sensationalism"

Explanation: The text clearly states that newspapers present both casual horrors and real disasters without discrimination, indicating that they fail to distinguish between meaningful news and sensationalism. This aligns directly with the main idea of the text, which critiques the lack of evaluation in news reporting.

Option 2: "they have to accept whatever is received on the wires"

Explanation: While the text mentions that news is circulated without discrimination, it does not specifically state that newspapers must accept everything received. This option implies a lack of agency that is not supported by the text.

Option 3: "limited manpower makes serious evolution impossible"

Explanation: The text does not discuss manpower or its limitations as a reason for the lack of discrimination in news reporting. This option introduces an unrelated factor that is not mentioned in the text.

Option 4: "people don't see the difference between 'junk' and 'real' news"

Explanation: The text focuses on the newspapers' failure to evaluate news rather than the public's perception. This option misinterprets the source of the problem, which lies with the newspapers themselves, not the readers.

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