Assertion (A): News is news because it is news.
Reason (R): No one tells the audience that news is the selective version of the event that has taken place.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Correct Ans: (A)
People treat something as news because they label it that way. This explains the assertion (A) — “News is news because it is news.” This statement uses circular logic. Newsrooms repeat and present information as news, and audiences accept it without questioning. That’s why this assertion holds true.
Now consider the reason (R) — “No one tells the audience that news is the selective version of the event that has taken place.” This also holds true. Journalists and editors select certain parts of events to show the audience. They ignore or cut out other parts. Newsrooms do not inform viewers about this selection process. So, the media constructs a version of reality rather than presenting the whole truth.
Editors choose stories, reporters frame them, and media houses shape content to match deadlines, audience interests, or organizational values. Because of this, the public rarely sees an entire event. They see only what the media chooses to highlight. Yet, no one explicitly tells the audience that they are consuming a filtered version.
So, both statements are true. But the reason doesn’t explain the assertion directly. The assertion explains why people accept news. The reason explains how the media filters reality. Since these two points don’t connect clearly, the correct answer is (B) — Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
