Which term describes technologies and organizations that send messages to a large, diverse, unknown audience, such as newspapers, television, and the internet?

• A. Public Accountability
• B. Misinformation
• C. Mass Media
• D. Control and Propaganda

Answer: (C)

Mass media describes the channels and institutions that deliver messages to broad, diverse audiences, often with little direct contact between sender and receiver. Newspapers, television, and the internet fit this description because they are technologies and organizations that broadcast information to a large, varied, largely unknown audience. This one-to-many, mediated communication captures the idea of how content is produced and distributed across wide platforms, rather than being shared directly between individuals. Other options describe accountability, false information, or specific tactics, but they don’t describe the broad messaging system and its infrastructure.