Question 1

Explain some of the benefits and challenges that new media has on political affairs.

Accepted Answer

Benefits: The Internet and phones allow new forms of citizenship where more people can participate and exercise immediate influence over policy choices in real time. They can also empower groups to organize protests more quickly, effectively, and with short notice. There is the potential to hold online referendums and votes. Individuals can report the news in real-time, publishing blogs and providing their own version of events.
Challenges: The Internet also allows extremist and violent groups to attract members and to arrange terrorist attacks. In addition, technology can be hacked, and viruses can cause huge problems. Social media means that people are now hearing biased versions of events, often from only within their social/cultural circle (from those who think the same way they do), and it can be difficult to separate the facts from the 'fake news'.

Question 2

Identify some of the ways in which journalists act as 'committed participants in the political process' as described by Hart and Lavally (2017).

Accepted Answer

A)  By acting as 'vessels of accommodation', trying to balance popular interpretations of current events with official ones. 
B)  By prioritizing localist rather than cosmopolitan agendas. 
C)  By helping to reproduce existing power dynamics within their societies. 
D)  By going undercover as politicians and political actors. 
A)  By acting as 'vessels of accommodation', trying to balance popular interpretations of current events with official ones. 
B)  By prioritizing localist rather than cosmopolitan agendas. 
C)  By helping to reproduce existing power dynamics within their societies. 
D)  By going undercover as politicians and political actors. A, B, C

Question 3

Fictional TV dramas also have the power to influence how citizens and politicians regard real-life politics and political processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

In what way did the media act as gate-keepers for democratic activity (until recently)? How has the relationship between politicians and the media changed?

Accepted Answer

Until recently the media acted as gate-k

Question 5

Which of the following are ways in which the media have 'context-shaping power'? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  By presenting information that citizens may not otherwise know about. 
B)  By advocating what their audiences should think about a particular issue. 
C)  By 'framing' news items in a certain way, in the context of a (particular) wider world-view. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  By presenting information that citizens may not otherwise know about. 
B)  By advocating what their audiences should think about a particular issue. 
C)  By 'framing' news items in a certain way, in the context of a (particular) wider world-view. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 6

What are some of the problems that arise from the fact that the main international news agencies and their reporters are overwhelmingly based in the developed world? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Reporters have to travel long distances to cover stories in the developing world so the news we see is not up-to-date. 
B)  Newspapers in the developed world rely on reports from news agencies so the range of stories on offer in the developed world is limited. 
C)  News organizations in the developing world have to rely on these agencies for coverage of international affairs so coverage in both the developed and developing world is heavily skewed towards events in the developed world. 
A)  Reporters have to travel long distances to cover stories in the developing world so the news we see is not up-to-date. 
B)  Newspapers in the developed world rely on reports from news agencies so the range of stories on offer in the developed world is limited. 
C)  News organizations in the developing world have to rely on these agencies for coverage of international affairs so coverage in both the developed and developing world is heavily skewed towards events in the developed world.

Question 7

Which event caused the media to lose credibility in the eyes of the British public?

Accepted Answer

A)  The revelation that journalists had been hacking into people's phones, especially following the Milly Dowler case. 
B)  The MPs' expenses scandal. 
C)  Brexit. 
D)  The revelation that journalists could access ordinary people's tax information. 
A)  The revelation that journalists had been hacking into people's phones, especially following the Milly Dowler case. 
B)  The MPs' expenses scandal. 
C)  Brexit. 
D)  The revelation that journalists could access ordinary people's tax information.

Question 8

What happened in the Philippines in 2000 which highlighted the power of new technologies in politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  The democratically elected president was overthrown thanks to the use of SMS text message to organize last-minute protests. 
B)  A virus wiped out the government's computers. 
C)  People voted electronically in the Presidential elections. 
D)  Politicians started using Twitter and as a result the electoral turnout increased. 
A)  The democratically elected president was overthrown thanks to the use of SMS text message to organize last-minute protests. 
B)  A virus wiped out the government's computers. 
C)  People voted electronically in the Presidential elections. 
D)  Politicians started using Twitter and as a result the electoral turnout increased.

Question 9

Why does Noam Chomsky criticize Western media organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believes that they legitimize the capitalist system in the way they report the news. 
B)  He believes they do not spend enough time reporting on domestic news. 
C)  He believes they fund mafia organizations. 
D)  He believes they are in a conspiracy to assassinate the Chinese president. 
A)  He believes that they legitimize the capitalist system in the way they report the news. 
B)  He believes they do not spend enough time reporting on domestic news. 
C)  He believes they fund mafia organizations. 
D)  He believes they are in a conspiracy to assassinate the Chinese president.

Question 10

Which of the following countries were in the 2017 top 10 states with the greatest press freedom according to Reporters Without Borders? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria. 
B)  Denmark. 
C)  Costa Rica. 
D)  Germany. 
E)  UK.
F) Jamaica. 
A)  Austria. 
B)  Denmark. 
C)  Costa Rica. 
D)  Germany. 
E)  UK.
F) Jamaica.

Question 11

An editor of The Economist famously told his journalists to first _____ then _____.

Accepted Answer

simplify,

Question 12

According to the Worlds of Journalism project, journalists in the developing world tend to be more negative in their coverage of domestic affairs than journalists in more developed countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are some of Schudson's seven key functions that the media perform for democracy? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Creating discord between various social groups. 
B)  Sensationalism. 
C)  Social empathy. 
D)  Public forum. 
A)  Creating discord between various social groups. 
B)  Sensationalism. 
C)  Social empathy. 
D)  Public forum.

Question 14

According to Hallin and Mancini (2004) the model of newspaper ownership found in the US and UK is known as_____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Hallin and Mancini (2004) the...

Question 15

The media has no power to influence or shape the perspective of government decision-makers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Explain some of the benefits and challenges that new media has on political affairs.

Identify some of the ways in which journalists act as 'committed participants in the political process' as described by Hart and Lavally (2017).

Fictional TV dramas also have the power to influence how citizens and politicians regard real-life politics and political processes.

In what way did the media act as gate-keepers for democratic activity (until recently)? How has the relationship between politicians and the media changed?

Which of the following are ways in which the media have 'context-shaping power'? Please select all that apply.

What are some of the problems that arise from the fact that the main international news agencies and their reporters are overwhelmingly based in the developed world? Please select all that apply.

Which event caused the media to lose credibility in the eyes of the British public?

What happened in the Philippines in 2000 which highlighted the power of new technologies in politics?

Why does Noam Chomsky criticize Western media organizations?

Which of the following countries were in the 2017 top 10 states with the greatest press freedom according to Reporters Without Borders? Please select all that apply.

An editor of The Economist famously told his journalists to first _ then _.

According to the Worlds of Journalism project, journalists in the developing world tend to be more negative in their coverage of domestic affairs than journalists in more developed countries.

What are some of Schudson's seven key functions that the media perform for democracy? Please select all that apply.

According to Hallin and Mancini (2004) the model of newspaper ownership found in the US and UK is known as_____________________.

The media has no power to influence or shape the perspective of government decision-makers.

Introduction: The Nature of Politics and Political Analysis

Politics and the State

Political Power, Authority, and the State

Democracy

Democracies, Democratization, and Authoritarian Regimes

Nations and Nationalism

The Ideal State

Ideologies

Political Economy: National and Global Perspectives

Institutions and States

Laws, Constitutions, and Federalism

Votes, Elections, Legislatures, and Legislators

Political Parties

Executives, Bureaucracies, Policy Studies, and Governance

Civil Society, Interest Groups, and Populism

Security and Insecurity

Governance and Organizations in Global Politics

Conclusion

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Exam 15: The Media and Politics

Explain some of the benefits and challenges that new media has on political affairs.

Identify some of the ways in which journalists act as 'committed participants in the political process' as described by Hart and Lavally (2017).

Fictional TV dramas also have the power to influence how citizens and politicians regard real-life politics and political processes.

In what way did the media act as gate-keepers for democratic activity (until recently)? How has the relationship between politicians and the media changed?

Which of the following are ways in which the media have 'context-shaping power'? Please select all that apply.

What are some of the problems that arise from the fact that the main international news agencies and their reporters are overwhelmingly based in the developed world? Please select all that apply.

Which event caused the media to lose credibility in the eyes of the British public?

What happened in the Philippines in 2000 which highlighted the power of new technologies in politics?

Why does Noam Chomsky criticize Western media organizations?

Which of the following countries were in the 2017 top 10 states with the greatest press freedom according to Reporters Without Borders? Please select all that apply.

An editor of The Economist famously told his journalists to first _____ then _____.

According to the Worlds of Journalism project, journalists in the developing world tend to be more negative in their coverage of domestic affairs than journalists in more developed countries.

What are some of Schudson's seven key functions that the media perform for democracy? Please select all that apply.

According to Hallin and Mancini (2004) the model of newspaper ownership found in the US and UK is known as_____________________.

The media has no power to influence or shape the perspective of government decision-makers.

Introduction: The Nature of Politics and Political Analysis

Politics and the State

Political Power, Authority, and the State

Democracy

Democracies, Democratization, and Authoritarian Regimes

Nations and Nationalism

The Ideal State

Ideologies

Political Economy: National and Global Perspectives

Institutions and States

Laws, Constitutions, and Federalism

Votes, Elections, Legislatures, and Legislators

Political Parties

Executives, Bureaucracies, Policy Studies, and Governance

Civil Society, Interest Groups, and Populism

Security and Insecurity

Governance and Organizations in Global Politics

Conclusion

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An editor of The Economist famously told his journalists to first _ then _.