Question

Harold Lasswell was among the early scholars who feared that the mass media would be used as ___________.

a) Tools for democracy
b) Instruments of propaganda
c) Agents of education
d) Platforms for cultural exchange

Answer 1

Answer: B instruments of propaganda

Explanation: Harold Lasswell was a American political scientist and he was one of the early scholars who feared the mass media would be used as instruments of propaganda

Answer 2

Harold Lasswell believed that mass media would be used as instruments of propaganda.

Step-by-step explanation:

Harold Lasswell, an early scholar, feared that the mass media would be used as instruments of propaganda. In the early twentieth century, mass media, such as newspapers and radio, became powerful tools for spreading systematic advertising of those in power. During World War I, a massive propaganda campaign aimed to pressure men into fighting and women into supporting the war.