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

Statement I:In mass communication, the news content includes social values also.

Statement II:News also contains ideology that changes according to the times.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Explanation

Both statements about news content stand as correct descriptions of mass communication.

Statement 1 rightly notes that news content carries embedded social values, not merely bare facts.

News framing, selection and emphasis quietly reflect the values held by a society.

Statement 2 rightly adds that news also carries ideology which shifts according to the times and prevailing power.

What counts as important or acceptable in reporting changes across eras and regimes.

Harold Lasswell traced surveillance, correlation and cultural transmission as functions through which such values travel.

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