Question 1

The new movement toward having everyday people act as journalists and report the news directly on social media or blogs is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  keyboard warrior 
B)  commenter reporting 
C)  Twitter activism 
D)  citizen journalism 
A)  keyboard warrior 
B)  commenter reporting 
C)  Twitter activism 
D)  citizen journalism D

Question 2

______ is an example of infotainment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Showing a police chase 
B)  A debate 
C)  Local news 
D)  60 Minutes 
A)  Showing a police chase 
B)  A debate 
C)  Local news 
D)  60 Minutes A

Question 3

______ is NOT an alternative to corporate media.

Accepted Answer

A)  Public radio 
B)  The Internet 
C)  The alternative press 
D)  Infotainment 
E)  Government-controlled media 
A)  Public radio 
B)  The Internet 
C)  The alternative press 
D)  Infotainment 
E)  Government-controlled media D

Question 4

Although the Internet provides people with enormous amounts of information,______.

Accepted Answer

A)  most people do not know how to search for relevant information 
B)  it is difficult to sort and evaluate the available information 
C)  little of that information is devoted to politics 
D)  most of it tends to be liberal 
E)  the vast majority of the news and political information is not very accurate 
A)  most people do not know how to search for relevant information 
B)  it is difficult to sort and evaluate the available information 
C)  little of that information is devoted to politics 
D)  most of it tends to be liberal 
E)  the vast majority of the news and political information is not very accurate

Question 5

The advent of cable and satellite television providers has had all of the following effects EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing dramatically the number of channels available to viewers 
B)  increasing the quality of news available to viewers 
C)  creating fierce competition for viewers 
D)  encouraging broadcasters to focus on narrow audiences 
E)  blurring the lines between news and entertainment 
A)  increasing dramatically the number of channels available to viewers 
B)  increasing the quality of news available to viewers 
C)  creating fierce competition for viewers 
D)  encouraging broadcasters to focus on narrow audiences 
E)  blurring the lines between news and entertainment

Question 6

Six corporations-Time-Warner,Disney,Viacom,CBS Corporation,News Corporation Limited,and General Electric-own most of the major national newspapers,the leading news magazines,and the national television networks,including CNN and other cable stations,as well as publishing houses,movie studios,telephone companies,entertainment firms,and other multimedia operations.Most of these corporations are also involved in other businesses,as their familiar names attest.Is this a cause for concern?

Accepted Answer

Media critic Ben Bagdikian points to a "

Question 7

The new movement toward having everyday people act as journalists and report the news directly on social media or blogs is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  muckraking 
B)  citizen journalism 
C)  commercial journalism 
D)  front-loading 
E)  posting 
A)  muckraking 
B)  citizen journalism 
C)  commercial journalism 
D)  front-loading 
E)  posting

Question 8

______ is an example of infotainment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Reporting on a peace agreement in the Middle East 
B)  A segment on the politics behind Social Security reform 
C)  Showing a police chase 
D)  Reporting the week's weather 
E)  Broadcasting the president's State of the Union address 
A)  Reporting on a peace agreement in the Middle East 
B)  A segment on the politics behind Social Security reform 
C)  Showing a police chase 
D)  Reporting the week's weather 
E)  Broadcasting the president's State of the Union address

Question 9

The most recent change we have seen in the way news is being disseminated and how candidates are creating networks of supporters is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networking sites for these purposes 
B)  that more Americans are reading newspapers on Kindle or other electronic readers 
C)  that such information is spread more and more by word of mouth nowadays 
D)  that computers have led to slower distribution of newsworthy information 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the use of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networking sites for these purposes 
B)  that more Americans are reading newspapers on Kindle or other electronic readers 
C)  that such information is spread more and more by word of mouth nowadays 
D)  that computers have led to slower distribution of newsworthy information 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning pundits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many of them come through the revolving door from government. 
B)  Their numbers have risen dramatically with the need to fill expanding airtime. 
C)  They usually have high levels of expertise and professionalism. 
D)  They have considerable unchecked power. 
E)  They have become media celebrities. 
A)  Many of them come through the revolving door from government. 
B)  Their numbers have risen dramatically with the need to fill expanding airtime. 
C)  They usually have high levels of expertise and professionalism. 
D)  They have considerable unchecked power. 
E)  They have become media celebrities.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning use of the media to gather information about the news?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans have moved rapidly to extensive use of television and the Internet. 
B)  Sorting through information is a costly exercise. 
C)  New forms of technology have expanded. 
D)  It takes great time and effort to critically analyze the information available through the media. 
E)  Americans have become well informed about their political world. 
A)  Americans have moved rapidly to extensive use of television and the Internet. 
B)  Sorting through information is a costly exercise. 
C)  New forms of technology have expanded. 
D)  It takes great time and effort to critically analyze the information available through the media. 
E)  Americans have become well informed about their political world.

Question 12

A 2003 study looking at misperceptions about the Iraq war concluded that the frequency with which those beliefs were held varied dramatically depending on ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a person's political party 
B)  which interest groups the person belonged to 
C)  the person's age 
D)  the primary source of the person's news 
E)  the person's gender 
A)  a person's political party 
B)  which interest groups the person belonged to 
C)  the person's age 
D)  the primary source of the person's news 
E)  the person's gender

Question 13

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding journalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  American journalists do not mirror American society. 
B)  Journalists are predominantly male. 
C)  A plurality of journalists identify with the Democratic Party. 
D)  Journalists are overwhelmingly white. 
E)  A majority of journalists are older than 35 
A)  American journalists do not mirror American society. 
B)  Journalists are predominantly male. 
C)  A plurality of journalists identify with the Democratic Party. 
D)  Journalists are overwhelmingly white. 
E)  A majority of journalists are older than 35

Question 14

When a news organization decides to report a story on a tornado by focusing on how many are dead versus how many survive,it engages in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  framing 
B)  focusing 
C)  priming 
D)  news management 
E)  agenda setting 
A)  framing 
B)  focusing 
C)  priming 
D)  news management 
E)  agenda setting

Question 15

A(n)______ is a short block of speech by a politician that makes it on the news.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)______ is a short block of speech...

Question 16

The most basic consequence of concentrated corporate ownership of the news is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a reduced emphasis on political news 
B)  commercial bias 
C)  the lightening up of the news 
D)  conflicts of interest for the news media 
E)  the dramatizing of the news 
A)  a reduced emphasis on political news 
B)  commercial bias 
C)  the lightening up of the news 
D)  conflicts of interest for the news media 
E)  the dramatizing of the news

Question 17

______ shows us that viewers do more than passively receive news and values presented by the media.

Accepted Answer

Selective

Question 18

Excessive press coverage of an embarrassing or scandalous subject is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  spin 
B)  framing 
C)  a feeding frenzy 
D)  priming 
E)  narrowcasting 
A)  spin 
B)  framing 
C)  a feeding frenzy 
D)  priming 
E)  narrowcasting

Question 19

______ is the power to determine which news stories are covered and which are not.

Accepted Answer

A)  The assignment principle 
B)  Narrowcasting 
C)  Monitoring 
D)  Gatekeeping 
E)  Media discretion 
A)  The assignment principle 
B)  Narrowcasting 
C)  Monitoring 
D)  Gatekeeping 
E)  Media discretion

Question 20

In engaging in agenda setting,priming,and framing,the news media are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  telling the public what to think 
B)  holding politicians accountable 
C)  providing a neutral source of information 
D)  demonstrating liberal bias 
E)  telling the public what to think about 
A)  telling the public what to think 
B)  holding politicians accountable 
C)  providing a neutral source of information 
D)  demonstrating liberal bias 
E)  telling the public what to think about

The new movement toward having everyday people act as journalists and report the news directly on social media or blogs is known as ______.

______ is an example of infotainment.

______ is NOT an alternative to corporate media.

Although the Internet provides people with enormous amounts of information,______.

The advent of cable and satellite television providers has had all of the following effects EXCEPT this one:

The new movement toward having everyday people act as journalists and report the news directly on social media or blogs is known as ______.

______ is an example of infotainment.

The most recent change we have seen in the way news is being disseminated and how candidates are creating networks of supporters is ______.

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning pundits?

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning use of the media to gather information about the news?

A 2003 study looking at misperceptions about the Iraq war concluded that the frequency with which those beliefs were held varied dramatically depending on ______.

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding journalists?

When a news organization decides to report a story on a tornado by focusing on how many are dead versus how many survive,it engages in ______.

A(n)______ is a short block of speech by a politician that makes it on the news.

The most basic consequence of concentrated corporate ownership of the news is ______.

______ shows us that viewers do more than passively receive news and values presented by the media.

Excessive press coverage of an embarrassing or scandalous subject is called ______.

______ is the power to determine which news stories are covered and which are not.

In engaging in agenda setting,priming,and framing,the news media are ______.

Politics: Who Gets What, and How?

American Citizens and Political Culture

Politics of the American Founding

Federalism and the U.S.Constitution

Fundamental American Liberties

The Struggle for Equal Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The American Legal System and the Courts

Public Opinion

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

Social and Environmental Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 15: The Media

The new movement toward having everyday people act as journalists and report the news directly on social media or blogs is known as ______.

______ is an example of infotainment.

______ is NOT an alternative to corporate media.

Although the Internet provides people with enormous amounts of information,______.

The advent of cable and satellite television providers has had all of the following effects EXCEPT this one:

The new movement toward having everyday people act as journalists and report the news directly on social media or blogs is known as ______.

______ is an example of infotainment.

The most recent change we have seen in the way news is being disseminated and how candidates are creating networks of supporters is ______.

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning pundits?

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning use of the media to gather information about the news?

A 2003 study looking at misperceptions about the Iraq war concluded that the frequency with which those beliefs were held varied dramatically depending on ______.

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding journalists?

When a news organization decides to report a story on a tornado by focusing on how many are dead versus how many survive,it engages in ______.

A(n)______ is a short block of speech by a politician that makes it on the news.

The most basic consequence of concentrated corporate ownership of the news is ______.

______ shows us that viewers do more than passively receive news and values presented by the media.

Excessive press coverage of an embarrassing or scandalous subject is called ______.

______ is the power to determine which news stories are covered and which are not.

In engaging in agenda setting,priming,and framing,the news media are ______.

Politics: Who Gets What, and How?

American Citizens and Political Culture

Politics of the American Founding

Federalism and the U.S.Constitution

Fundamental American Liberties

The Struggle for Equal Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The American Legal System and the Courts

Public Opinion

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

Social and Environmental Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters