1. Social media is powerful; it has given consumers the power of praising or complaining to a large audience. A consumer's feedback is important to a marketer. Consumers can do serious damage with a complaint about a marketer using social media, no matter how large and well-established the marketer is.

The Guardian, a British newspaper, did something very interesting to show the power of social media; they staged a modern retelling of the children's story of the Three Little Pigs and the Wolf. The Guardian story is here: https://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2012/feb/29/open-journalism-three-little-pigs-advertLinks to an external site.

(f you never read the original children's story or had the story read to you, here is a short version of it,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtP83CWOMwcLinks to an external site.

Here is the behind he scenes of how the Guardian put its version together: https://www.theguardian.com/media/gallery/2012/feb/29/three-little-pigs-behind-scenesLinks to an external site.

How did the media coverage here shape the public perception of the pigs' story? Can you relate this to a topic in the chapter?

3. I use the next story to illustrate not only the power of thenews media, (not social media), but also the subject of product liability. If a product harms a person, who is responsible? Who pays damages? Product liability is an important part of the law and has to do with product defects and more. The story of Stella Liebeck is one that illustrates real product harm and the news media's power to harm an innocent individual as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCkL9UlmCOE&t=8sLinks to an external site.

1. What was lost when the story of the coffee spill spread throughout talk shows, newspapers, magazines, and late night television shows? (simply add this answer to your assignment)

a. the facts

b. peoples' desire to drink coffee

c. peoples' interest

d. a billion dollars of MacDonald's money

2. First, a local paper published the story of Liebeck's case. Then, the Associated Press and Reuters picked up the story making it an international story. Why was this an issue?

a. the story spread too quickly for people to care about it

b. Liebeck did not have time to schedule all the necessary interviews

c. Albuquerque didn't get the recognition they deserved

d. The original story was sixhundered ninty seven words but was continuously shortened to as few as fifty words.

3. Why do readers and audiences accept some media reports as true and reject others as false? How do they decide?