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33. What is the difference between traditional journalism
32. - 34. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız. and citizen journalism?
A) Traditional journalism spreads information faster
Social media has revolutionised how we take in news
and information. On one hand, it gives a voice to the than citizen journalism.
voiceless and democratises the flow of information. B) Citizen journalism is more trustworthy than
On the other hand, it overwhelms us with content from traditional journalism.
countless sources—some trustworthy and others not. As C) In traditional journalism, content is reviewed by
social media and citizen journalism rise, getting accurate editors, unlike citizen journalism.
information has become more challenging. These
D) Citizen journalism is primarily concerned with
platforms allow anyone to share news and opinions, but
sensationalist headlines.
this also means that misinformation and disinformation
E) Citizen journalism has fact-checking, setting it apart
can spread quickly. Unlike traditional journalism, which
from the traditional one.
involves fact-checking and editorial oversight, citizen
journalism lacks these safeguards. As a result, biased
or incomplete stories may mislead the public. Moreover,
sensationalist or clickbait headlines on social media often
draw attention to less credible sources, making it harder for
people to distinguish between true and false information.
Consequently, media literacy has become increasingly
important, enabling individuals to critically evaluate the
information they encounter and make informed decisions.

32. According to the passage, the major challenge
posed by social media and citizen journalism is ----.
34. Why is media literacy considered important
A) completely replacing traditional journalism according to the passage?
B) reducing trust in traditional media by raising A) It allows people to avoid all forms of social media
concerns about accuracy
content.
C) increasing the volume of news and information
B) It helps people make critical judgements about the
available online
information they receive.
D) making it difficult to differentiate between true and C) It encourages the spread of information through
false information
clickbait headlines.
E) minimising the need for any fact-checking
D) It makes traditional media and journalism obsolete.
E) It reduces the number of credible sources available
online.

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