Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:That the power elites, by controlling the communication media, extend their hegemonic rule further, is a statement of myth.

Statement II:Through the communication media, they always plan to win over the common publics and continue to overlord them.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Explanation

The first claim fails because calling the power elites' media-driven hegemony a mere myth denies a well-argued critical reality.

Critical theorists hold that controlling the communication media does extend elite hegemonic rule.

The second claim stands because through the media the elites do seek to win over the common publics and keep dominance over them.

Media serve to manufacture consent and secure the position of the powerful.

The two statements pull apart, one denying elite control and the other affirming it.

This critique runs from the Frankfurt School through the political economy of media.

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