Exam 10: Politics and the Media

Which of the following statements is true of the concept of freedom of the press?

A few online activists who support Chris Vincent, a presidential candidate, published materials that do not represent his position on health benefits. This resulted in inconsistency in Chris Vincent's campaign message to his voters. In this scenario, the online activists are an example of _____.

__________is another term that has been used to describe the news blogosphere.

Following World War II (1939-1945), _____ became the dominant form of communication.

In order to attract more viewers, the television news industry:

A democratic presidential candidate pointed out numerous flaws in his opponent's health care legislations. He focused on how his opponent's legislations did not cover some major illnesses and how the people would not benefit from them. He ran a commercial featuring a boy who was severely ill but could not pay for his treatment as his health insurance did not cover the disease. The commercial is an example of _____.

Recently, a famous news channel broadcasted that their country experienced the lowest rate of unemployment in the last ten years. This made the viewers feel optimistic. In this scenario, the media outlet was able to influence the viewers' opinions with a technique called _____.

Podcasting can be defined as:

Which of the following is true of news coverage?

BNB Prime, a news channel, has started narrowing the focus of its news to a few cities in the United States. It hardly broadcasts any of the other major events taking place in the world. In this scenario, BNB Prime uses _____.

The use of the Internet is a very expensive way for political candidates to contact, recruit, and mobilize supporters, as well as to disseminate information about their positions on issues.

The courts have always supported broadcast media with freedom of expression.

Which of the following accompanies the perception of majority of Americans that the news media are not unbiased in their reporting?

To make their campaign more effective, a presidential candidate and his allies have decided to send short political videos and audios describing their agendas to public's personal computers and smartphones. They believe that this technique will help get their message across to the public clearly. In this scenario, the political candidate and his allies are using the method of _____.

Which of the following statements is true of talk radio?

Since 1996, the Commission on Presidential Debates has limited the participants to:

During a presidential campaign, Alexander's campaign manager ran multiple television broadcasts which focused on the flaws in the stand taken by Daniel, Alexander's opponent, on immigration and unemployment. The broadcast is an example of _____.

Which of the following statements is true of concentrated ownership of media?

Which of the following statements is true of online advertising revenue?

Which of the following statements is true of negative TV advertisements?