Society has been described as having "amnesia" when it comes to understanding the long-term impacts of breaking news stories. For instance, most people support and encourage charities created from global tragedies such as the earthquake in Haiti; however, the impact of such tragedies is quickly forgotten. Which form of communication is used to describe the short-term media messages that hit global headlines but lose importance shortly after?
A) print-based media
B) symbol-based media
C) space-biased media
D) time-biased media

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Space-biased media refers to forms of communication that are designed to reach a wide audience quickly but do not last long, such as news broadcasts and online articles.

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