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Originally formulated in social psychology by Kurt Lewin and applied to journalism by David Manning White (1950) in his 'Mr. Gates' study, Gatekeeping Theory has evolved significantly. In contemporary communication theory, how is the gatekeeping process understood?

As a purely individualistic decision-making process where a single wire editor filters news based exclusively on personal, idiosyncratic aesthetic tastes and subjective mood. As an automated technological filter operated by telecommunications infrastructure without human intervention, institutional criteria, or broader cultural values. As a multi-level selection system influenced by individual preferences, newsroom routines, organizational goals, social institutions, and cultural systems. As a statutory regulatory mechanism enforced by state telecommunications ministries to prevent dissident or seditious content from reaching public broadcast networks.

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As a multi-level selection system influenced by individual preferences, newsroom routines, organizational goals, social institutions, and cultural systems.

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