Which statement about media is FALSE?
A) Because the technology used to produce media messages has become less expensive, almost anyone can produce mass media content.
B) Citizen journalists are required to meet the same high ethical standards for news production as professional journalists.
C) Citizen journalists produce some of the most popular Internet videos, accessed by thousands of people each day on YouTube and Vimeo.
D) The large volume of messages disseminated on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and other message boards makes the task of finding accurate, unbiased information all the more challenging.

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Citizen journalists are not required to meet the same high ethical standards for news production as professional journalists. Professional journalists have formal training and are held to strict ethical standards, whereas citizen journalists may have little to no training and may not adhere to the same ethical standards.

Which Statement About Media Is FALSE