Question 1

The news media's common-carrier role is based on the idea that

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A) the news will be available to all citizens. 
B) various news organizations should interpret the news in nearly the same way. 
C) the press should not charge for public service announcements. 
D) the press should provide a channel through which political leaders can communicate their views to the public. 
E) the press should be patriotic in the reporting of the news. 
A) the news will be available to all citizens. 
B) various news organizations should interpret the news in nearly the same way. 
C) the press should not charge for public service announcements. 
D) the press should provide a channel through which political leaders can communicate their views to the public. 
E) the press should be patriotic in the reporting of the news. D

Question 2

The reason the news product is designed to fascinate as well as to inform is because

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A) news organizations are fundamentally businesses and must obtain revenue to survive. 
B) of the high level of illiteracy. 
C) the print media wish to emulate the broadcast media. 
D) of the need to compete with Hollywood productions. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) news organizations are fundamentally businesses and must obtain revenue to survive. 
B) of the high level of illiteracy. 
C) the print media wish to emulate the broadcast media. 
D) of the need to compete with Hollywood productions. 
E) All these answers are correct. A

Question 3

On-the-scene coverage of a natural disaster is an example of the press's role of

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A) watchdog. 
B) signaler. 
C) partisan advocate. 
D) common-carrier. 
E) interpreter. 
A) watchdog. 
B) signaler. 
C) partisan advocate. 
D) common-carrier. 
E) interpreter. B

Question 4

Most successful Internet blogs

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A) have a conservative bias. 
B) have bolstered the strength of traditional newspapers by drawing on their stories as sources for material they post online. 
C) have achieved the same kind of reporting access to government leadership that the major news outlets have traditionally had. 
D) are beginning to mimic the impartiality and objective journalistic standards of the major media outlets. 
E) have a liberal bias. 
A) have a conservative bias. 
B) have bolstered the strength of traditional newspapers by drawing on their stories as sources for material they post online. 
C) have achieved the same kind of reporting access to government leadership that the major news outlets have traditionally had. 
D) are beginning to mimic the impartiality and objective journalistic standards of the major media outlets. 
E) have a liberal bias.

Question 5

Historically,the American press has shifted from

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A) a political to a journalistic orientation. 
B) objectivity to subjectivity. 
C) a journalistic to a political orientation. 
D) partisan to very partisan. 
E) negative to positive. 
A) a political to a journalistic orientation. 
B) objectivity to subjectivity. 
C) a journalistic to a political orientation. 
D) partisan to very partisan. 
E) negative to positive.

Question 6

Objective journalism is based on the idea that the reporter's job is to

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A) report the facts and cover alternative sides of a partisan debate. 
B) report what political leaders want them to report. 
C) discover what other reporters are saying and provide a uniform interpretation of events. 
D) scrutinize the partisan debate,and inform the news audience about which party has the better argument. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) report the facts and cover alternative sides of a partisan debate. 
B) report what political leaders want them to report. 
C) discover what other reporters are saying and provide a uniform interpretation of events. 
D) scrutinize the partisan debate,and inform the news audience about which party has the better argument. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 7

During the era of objective journalism,the commitment of newspapers to two-sided news reporting

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A) did not extend to their editorializing. 
B) was enshrined in the editorial section. 
C) was uniform throughout the sections of a newspaper. 
D) deteriorated democracy in the United States. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) did not extend to their editorializing. 
B) was enshrined in the editorial section. 
C) was uniform throughout the sections of a newspaper. 
D) deteriorated democracy in the United States. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 8

The Gazette of the United States was founded to promote the policies of President

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A) Warren Harding. 
B) Grover Cleveland. 
C) William Henry Harrison. 
D) James Madison. 
E) George Washington. 
A) Warren Harding. 
B) Grover Cleveland. 
C) William Henry Harrison. 
D) James Madison. 
E) George Washington.

Question 9

Among the following,the news media are usually guided by events that

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A) are timely. 
B) affect small numbers of people. 
C) occur in other countries. 
D) happen to ordinary citizens. 
E) are complicated to report. 
A) are timely. 
B) affect small numbers of people. 
C) occur in other countries. 
D) happen to ordinary citizens. 
E) are complicated to report.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true?

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A) Objective journalism is based on communication of facts and fairness. 
B) Yellow journalism attempts to describe what is taking place or has occurred. 
C) The New York Post is the bulletin board of major newspapers. 
D) Objective journalism is based on communication of facts and fairness,while yellow journalism attempts to describe what is taking place or has occurred. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) Objective journalism is based on communication of facts and fairness. 
B) Yellow journalism attempts to describe what is taking place or has occurred. 
C) The New York Post is the bulletin board of major newspapers. 
D) Objective journalism is based on communication of facts and fairness,while yellow journalism attempts to describe what is taking place or has occurred. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 11

Which of the following statements has been shown by scholarly research to be true?

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A) Network journalists have a very substantial liberal bias. 
B) Network journalists have a very substantial conservative bias. 
C) Network journalists have a clear Republican bias. 
D) Network journalists have a clear Democratic bias. 
E) Network journalists tend to be negative. 
A) Network journalists have a very substantial liberal bias. 
B) Network journalists have a very substantial conservative bias. 
C) Network journalists have a clear Republican bias. 
D) Network journalists have a clear Democratic bias. 
E) Network journalists tend to be negative.

Question 12

Yellow journalism contributed to public support for the

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A) Spanish-American War. 
B) Civil War. 
C) War of 1812. 
D) Mexican War of 1848. 
E) American Revolution. 
A) Spanish-American War. 
B) Civil War. 
C) War of 1812. 
D) Mexican War of 1848. 
E) American Revolution.

Question 13

How has the Internet affected the watchdog role of the media?

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A) It has diluted the watchdog capacity with an overflow of opinions. 
B) It has expanded the watchdog capacity of the media. 
C) It has tainted the watchdog role with a partisan bent. 
D) It has almost completely usurped the watchdog role from the traditional media outlets. 
E) It has had little to no effect because it lacks the objective standards of traditional media outlets. 
A) It has diluted the watchdog capacity with an overflow of opinions. 
B) It has expanded the watchdog capacity of the media. 
C) It has tainted the watchdog role with a partisan bent. 
D) It has almost completely usurped the watchdog role from the traditional media outlets. 
E) It has had little to no effect because it lacks the objective standards of traditional media outlets.

Question 14

The news provides a refracted version of reality because it

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A) emphasizes dramatic and compelling news stories. 
B) is biased in favor of a Republican viewpoint. 
C) is biased in favor of a Democratic viewpoint. 
D) is biased in favor of a liberal perspective. 
E) is biased in favor of a conservative perspective. 
A) emphasizes dramatic and compelling news stories. 
B) is biased in favor of a Republican viewpoint. 
C) is biased in favor of a Democratic viewpoint. 
D) is biased in favor of a liberal perspective. 
E) is biased in favor of a conservative perspective.

Question 15

Which institution receives the most news coverage from the national press?

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A) the presidency 
B) U.S.House of Representatives 
C) U.S.Senate 
D) U.S.Supreme Court 
E) the federal bureaucracy 
A) the presidency 
B) U.S.House of Representatives 
C) U.S.Senate 
D) U.S.Supreme Court 
E) the federal bureaucracy

Question 16

In terms of news consumption,since the 1980s young adults

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A) have been more informed than older ones. 
B) have been less informed than older ones. 
C) have experienced a rise in news consumption because of the Internet. 
D) have experienced a rise in news consumption because of cable news channels. 
E) have remained on par with older adults in terms of news consumption. 
A) have been more informed than older ones. 
B) have been less informed than older ones. 
C) have experienced a rise in news consumption because of the Internet. 
D) have experienced a rise in news consumption because of cable news channels. 
E) have remained on par with older adults in terms of news consumption.

Question 17

Which of the following is one of the two major advantages of journalists in covering the political game and strategic aspects of news instead of the policy frame?

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A) Government leaders are more interested in portraying their political views than their policy accomplishments. 
B) Government leaders give journalists less access to the policy sphere. 
C) The reporting of policy positions is too simplified. 
D) The political game is a constant source of fresh material. 
E) The reporting of policy is less readily adaptable to editorial pages. 
A) Government leaders are more interested in portraying their political views than their policy accomplishments. 
B) Government leaders give journalists less access to the policy sphere. 
C) The reporting of policy positions is too simplified. 
D) The political game is a constant source of fresh material. 
E) The reporting of policy is less readily adaptable to editorial pages.

Question 18

What steps did the government have to take to regulate broadcast media,and why were those steps necessary?

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The development of the broadcast media b

Question 19

The Watergate scandal illustrates the

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A) futility of media attempts to forecast political events. 
B) inadequacy of the media as a common-carrier to the public. 
C) power of the media to serve as watchdog to safeguard against abuses of power. 
D) ability of the press to serve as the public's representative in political disputes. 
E) abuse of power by journalists in the United States. 
A) futility of media attempts to forecast political events. 
B) inadequacy of the media as a common-carrier to the public. 
C) power of the media to serve as watchdog to safeguard against abuses of power. 
D) ability of the press to serve as the public's representative in political disputes. 
E) abuse of power by journalists in the United States.

Question 20

Identify the factors that account for the relative uniformity in news reporting among major American news institutions.

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A reason for the relative uniformity of

The news media's common-carrier role is based on the idea that

The reason the news product is designed to fascinate as well as to inform is because

On-the-scene coverage of a natural disaster is an example of the press's role of

Most successful Internet blogs

Historically,the American press has shifted from

Objective journalism is based on the idea that the reporter's job is to

During the era of objective journalism,the commitment of newspapers to two-sided news reporting

The Gazette of the United States was founded to promote the policies of President

Among the following,the news media are usually guided by events that

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements has been shown by scholarly research to be true?

Yellow journalism contributed to public support for the

How has the Internet affected the watchdog role of the media?

The news provides a refracted version of reality because it

Which institution receives the most news coverage from the national press?

In terms of news consumption,since the 1980s young adults

Which of the following is one of the two major advantages of journalists in covering the political game and strategic aspects of news instead of the policy frame?

What steps did the government have to take to regulate broadcast media,and why were those steps necessary?

The Watergate scandal illustrates the

Identify the factors that account for the relative uniformity in news reporting among major American news institutions.

Political Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen

Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

Federalism: Forging a Nation

Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Political Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law

Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity

Welfare and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

State and Local Politics: Maintaining Our Differences

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Exam 10: The News Media: Communicating Political Images

The news media's common-carrier role is based on the idea that

The reason the news product is designed to fascinate as well as to inform is because

On-the-scene coverage of a natural disaster is an example of the press's role of

Most successful Internet blogs

Historically,the American press has shifted from

Objective journalism is based on the idea that the reporter's job is to

During the era of objective journalism,the commitment of newspapers to two-sided news reporting

The Gazette of the United States was founded to promote the policies of President

Among the following,the news media are usually guided by events that

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements has been shown by scholarly research to be true?

Yellow journalism contributed to public support for the

How has the Internet affected the watchdog role of the media?

The news provides a refracted version of reality because it

Which institution receives the most news coverage from the national press?

In terms of news consumption,since the 1980s young adults

Which of the following is one of the two major advantages of journalists in covering the political game and strategic aspects of news instead of the policy frame?

What steps did the government have to take to regulate broadcast media,and why were those steps necessary?

The Watergate scandal illustrates the

Identify the factors that account for the relative uniformity in news reporting among major American news institutions.

Political Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen

Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

Federalism: Forging a Nation

Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Political Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law

Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity

Welfare and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

State and Local Politics: Maintaining Our Differences

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