Question

privately owned media companies in the united states earn most of their revenue from advertising. subscriptions. government grants. charitable donations. question 2 (4 points) which of the following is a good example of a media monopoly? the new york times espn npr disney question 3 (4 points) which of the following statements best describes the medias role in the watergate affair? relentless adversarial journalism revealed various abuses of power by president nixon and led to his resignation. journalists did not investigate the watergate affair until after president nixon resigned. journalists investigated the watergate affair but uncovered no wrongdoing on the part of president nixon. the journalistic reporting of the watergate affair was filled with errors and led to government attempts to regulate the print medias coverage.

Explanation:

• For Question 1: In the US, privately - owned media companies mainly earn from advertising as it is a major revenue stream through selling ad - space or time.
• For Question 2: Disney owns multiple media assets across different platforms like TV networks, movie studios, etc., which is characteristic of a media monopoly.
• For Question 3: Investigative journalism during the Watergate affair by the media, especially by reporters like Woodward and Bernstein, exposed Nixon's abuses of power and contributed to his resignation.

Answer:

1. A. advertising
2. D. Disney
3. A. Relentless adversarial journalism revealed various abuses of power by President Nixon and led to his resignation.