Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (28.08.2024) Shift-II
Which of the following has been criticized for 'dumbing down' the news media?
AWeather broadcasts
BCommercial brochures
CMagazines
DTelevision ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Television — Television has been criticized for dumbing down the news media, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Television has been criticized for dumbing down the news media, so that is the answer.
★'Dumbing down' means deliberate oversimplification of intellectual content.
★Television news is often accused of this to attract wide audiences.
★Weather broadcasts and brochures are not the usual target of this critique.
★Magazines are not the standard example given here.
★Hence television is correct.
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