Question 1

A(n)______ is an official leak of a proposal to determine public reaction without risk.

Accepted Answer

A)  test case 
B)  trial balloon 
C)  guinea pig 
D)  red herring 
A)  test case 
B)  trial balloon 
C)  guinea pig 
D)  red herring

Question 2

One significant impact of the rise of the political pundit is that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no check on the pundits 
B)  it has increased the viewership of news broadcasts 
C)  political analysis has improved remarkably since the 1960s 
D)  it has made the public less cynical about politics 
E)  it has lessened the revolving-door problem 
A)  there is no check on the pundits 
B)  it has increased the viewership of news broadcasts 
C)  political analysis has improved remarkably since the 1960s 
D)  it has made the public less cynical about politics 
E)  it has lessened the revolving-door problem

Question 3

The 1996 Telecommunications Act ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibited broadcast networks from owning cable stations 
B)  created the equal time rule 
C)  allowed ownership of multiple broadcast stations as long as those stations did not reach more than 35 percent of the market 
D)  exempted cable stations from the same standards of fairness and decency required of broadcast stations 
E)  required both radio and television stations to adhere to the fairness doctrine 
A)  prohibited broadcast networks from owning cable stations 
B)  created the equal time rule 
C)  allowed ownership of multiple broadcast stations as long as those stations did not reach more than 35 percent of the market 
D)  exempted cable stations from the same standards of fairness and decency required of broadcast stations 
E)  required both radio and television stations to adhere to the fairness doctrine

Question 4

An investigative reporter who searches for and exposes misconduct in corporate activity or by public officials is called a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  civic journalist 
B)  muckraker 
C)  yellow journalist 
D)  whistleblowing journalist 
E)  tabloid journalist 
A)  civic journalist 
B)  muckraker 
C)  yellow journalist 
D)  whistleblowing journalist 
E)  tabloid journalist

Question 5

A presidential speechwriter who then took a job as a syndicated columnist and later returned as a domestic-policy advisor to a member of Congress would illustrate ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a feeding frenzy 
B)  a trial balloon 
C)  cyclical journalism 
D)  the revolving door 
E)  press-politics integration 
A)  a feeding frenzy 
B)  a trial balloon 
C)  cyclical journalism 
D)  the revolving door 
E)  press-politics integration

Question 6

The idea that the journalist's job is to get news to the public quickly,avoid stories with unverified content,and reach as wide an audience as possible is known as the ______ role.

Accepted Answer

A)  disseminator 
B)  mobilizer 
C)  gatekeeper 
D)  investigator 
E)  trustee 
A)  disseminator 
B)  mobilizer 
C)  gatekeeper 
D)  investigator 
E)  trustee

Question 7

The effects of horse-race journalism include all of the following EXCEPT this:

Accepted Answer

A)  The media show politics as if politicians cared only about scoring victories off one another. 
B)  The media report on politics as if it were a game of strategy and wit with no substance. 
C)  The media help citizens to understand the issues. 
D)  The media trivialize politics. 
E)  The media ignore citizens' concerns about politics. 
A)  The media show politics as if politicians cared only about scoring victories off one another. 
B)  The media report on politics as if it were a game of strategy and wit with no substance. 
C)  The media help citizens to understand the issues. 
D)  The media trivialize politics. 
E)  The media ignore citizens' concerns about politics.

Question 8

Yellow journalism refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the tendency to add spin to news reporting 
B)  the effort to lure audiences by reporting on sensational topics 
C)  accepting the "yellow" lie as a part of reporting 
D)  a move to more objective news reporting 
E)  a move toward more factual coverage of national news stories 
A)  the tendency to add spin to news reporting 
B)  the effort to lure audiences by reporting on sensational topics 
C)  accepting the "yellow" lie as a part of reporting 
D)  a move to more objective news reporting 
E)  a move toward more factual coverage of national news stories

Question 9

A reporter looking at the ways cell phone companies overcharge their customers would be performing which journalistic role?

Accepted Answer

A)  interpretive/investigator 
B)  gatekeeper 
C)  disseminator 
D)  muckraker 
E)  mobilizer 
A)  interpretive/investigator 
B)  gatekeeper 
C)  disseminator 
D)  muckraker 
E)  mobilizer

Question 10

Because television is an entertainment medium,its coverage of political events focuses on ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  image 
B)  controversial topics 
C)  only important issues 
D)  rhetoric 
E)  popular topics 
A)  image 
B)  controversial topics 
C)  only important issues 
D)  rhetoric 
E)  popular topics

Question 11

If the news media constantly emphasize crime,and then politicians are evaluated on how they deal with crime,this would be an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

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

A(n)______ is an official leak of a proposal to determine public reaction without risk.

One significant impact of the rise of the political pundit is that ______.

The 1996 Telecommunications Act ______.

An investigative reporter who searches for and exposes misconduct in corporate activity or by public officials is called a ______.

A presidential speechwriter who then took a job as a syndicated columnist and later returned as a domestic-policy advisor to a member of Congress would illustrate ______.

The idea that the journalist's job is to get news to the public quickly,avoid stories with unverified content,and reach as wide an audience as possible is known as the ______ role.

The effects of horse-race journalism include all of the following EXCEPT this:

Yellow journalism refers to ______.

A reporter looking at the ways cell phone companies overcharge their customers would be performing which journalistic role?

Because television is an entertainment medium,its coverage of political events focuses on ______.

If the news media constantly emphasize crime,and then politicians are evaluated on how they deal with crime,this would be an example of ______.

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Fundamental American Liberties

The Struggle for Equal Rights

Congress

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Exam 15: The Media

A(n)______ is an official leak of a proposal to determine public reaction without risk.

One significant impact of the rise of the political pundit is that ______.

The 1996 Telecommunications Act ______.

An investigative reporter who searches for and exposes misconduct in corporate activity or by public officials is called a ______.

A presidential speechwriter who then took a job as a syndicated columnist and later returned as a domestic-policy advisor to a member of Congress would illustrate ______.

The idea that the journalist's job is to get news to the public quickly,avoid stories with unverified content,and reach as wide an audience as possible is known as the ______ role.

The effects of horse-race journalism include all of the following EXCEPT this:

Yellow journalism refers to ______.

A reporter looking at the ways cell phone companies overcharge their customers would be performing which journalistic role?

Because television is an entertainment medium,its coverage of political events focuses on ______.

If the news media constantly emphasize crime,and then politicians are evaluated on how they deal with crime,this would be an example of ______.

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