What did Entman and Rojecki contend after finding in their survey that crime stories tended to overrepresent both Black perpetrators and White victims?

A) Black crime is more exciting.
B) White victims make for better interviews.
C) Media just gives what the people want.
D) Blacks tend to be portrayed in ways that make them more threatening and less sympathetic than Whites.

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maleek williams · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Entman and Rojecki contended that the media portrayal of Blacks tends to make them appear more threatening and less sympathetic compared to Whites, based on their survey findings that crime stories overrepresented Black perpetrators and White victims.

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