Question 1

Based on a 2017 study, how many visitors did the news sites of CBC and Radio Canada have per month?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 million 
B)  150,000 
C)  1,500 
D)  1.5 million 
E)  15,000 
A)  15 million 
B)  150,000 
C)  1,500 
D)  1.5 million 
E)  15,000

Question 2

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is run by the federal government to counteract the critical viewpoint of the new private news companies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Discuss the threats of the online spread of false news stories.

Accepted Answer

False political news traveled deeper and

Question 4

Which of the following is a state-owned film maker?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada's National Film Board 
B)  Canada's National Film Institute 
C)  Canada's National Film Review Committee 
D)  Canada's National Film Company 
E)  Canada's National Film Association 
A)  Canada's National Film Board 
B)  Canada's National Film Institute 
C)  Canada's National Film Review Committee 
D)  Canada's National Film Company 
E)  Canada's National Film Association

Question 5

What did Walter Lippmann mean by "the pictures in our heads"?

Accepted Answer

While the family and other agents of soc

Question 6

In 2017-18, Chatelaine's English edition received $1.2 million from the Canadian Periodical Fund.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Public broadcasters must be particularly sensitive to charges of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ideological favouritism 
B)  Patronage 
C)  Bias 
D)  Nepotism 
E)  Both A and C 
A)  Ideological favouritism 
B)  Patronage 
C)  Bias 
D)  Nepotism 
E)  Both A and C

Question 8

Which of the following is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's French-language counterpart?

Accepted Answer

A)  Radio-Francophonique 
B)  Radio-Français 
C)  Radio-Montréal 
D)  Radio-Québec 
E)  Radio-Canada 
A)  Radio-Francophonique 
B)  Radio-Français 
C)  Radio-Montréal 
D)  Radio-Québec 
E)  Radio-Canada

Question 9

In 2018, how much time did Canadians over the age of 18 spend per day watching, listening and reading various media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seven hours 
B)  Three hours 
C)  One hour 
D)  Nine hours 
E)  Five hours 
A)  Seven hours 
B)  Three hours 
C)  One hour 
D)  Nine hours 
E)  Five hours

Question 10

Which of the following does not contribute to the "seductions and manipulative powers of image-based media"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The possibilities for the dissemination of accurate and understandable data 
B)  The possibilities for undermining democratic politics by limiting access to independent media 
C)  The possibilities for manipulation in the process of news reporting 
D)  The possibilities for distortion in news reporting 
E)  The possibilities for selection in news reporting 
A)  The possibilities for the dissemination of accurate and understandable data 
B)  The possibilities for undermining democratic politics by limiting access to independent media 
C)  The possibilities for manipulation in the process of news reporting 
D)  The possibilities for distortion in news reporting 
E)  The possibilities for selection in news reporting

Question 11

What did a survey of 270 Canadian electronic and print journalists find?

Accepted Answer

A)  French-Canadian journalists tend to be more right-of-centre than the general public. 
B)  English-Canadian journalists tend to be more right-of-centre than the general public. 
C)  English-Canadian journalists tend to be more left-of-centre than the general public. 
D)  Reporters were well paid. 
E)  All Canadian journalists tend to be more right-of-centre than the general public. 
A)  French-Canadian journalists tend to be more right-of-centre than the general public. 
B)  English-Canadian journalists tend to be more right-of-centre than the general public. 
C)  English-Canadian journalists tend to be more left-of-centre than the general public. 
D)  Reporters were well paid. 
E)  All Canadian journalists tend to be more right-of-centre than the general public.

Question 12

Infotainment, or soft news, while popular in the United States, is not as popular in Canadian media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Identify and explain the various filters that influence what the mass media produce. Do they have a particular political bias?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss economic, techno

Question 14

What is Canadian content, according to the CRTC?

Accepted Answer

On the radio, a musical selection qualif

Question 15

What are some examples of recent federal governments attempting to intervene in a struggling print media industry?

Accepted Answer

The plight of traditional print journali

Question 16

How do the media deliver imperfectly on their interest in presenting the facts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Particular media organs may have political biases that reflect the prejudices of their readership. 
B)  Particular media organs may have political biases that reflect the values of their readership. 
C)  Particular media organs may have political biases that reflect the values of their editors, producers, or journalists. 
D)  Particular media organs may have political biases that reflect the views of their owners. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Particular media organs may have political biases that reflect the prejudices of their readership. 
B)  Particular media organs may have political biases that reflect the values of their readership. 
C)  Particular media organs may have political biases that reflect the values of their editors, producers, or journalists. 
D)  Particular media organs may have political biases that reflect the views of their owners. 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is not a way in which the views of English-Canadian journalists differ from the views of their audiences and readerships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Journalists are more likely to believe that LGBT issues receive too much coverage. 
B)  The public is more conservative on social issues than people working in the media. 
C)  The views of CBC journalists on issues of capital are further to the left than the public. 
D)  Journalists are more likely than the general public to vote for the NDP. 
E)  Journalists are less religious than the public. 
A)  Journalists are more likely to believe that LGBT issues receive too much coverage. 
B)  The public is more conservative on social issues than people working in the media. 
C)  The views of CBC journalists on issues of capital are further to the left than the public. 
D)  Journalists are more likely than the general public to vote for the NDP. 
E)  Journalists are less religious than the public.

Question 18

The public is less conservative on social issues than those in the media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Aldous Huxley, the author of Brave New World, wrote that "the mass communications industry is concerned in the main neither with the true nor the false, but with the unreal, the more or less totally irrelevant." Is this an accurate assessment of the media and their social impact today?

Accepted Answer

This is a question that requires reflect

Question 20

In eighteenth-century Britain, what was the fourth estate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The press 
B)  The clergy 
C)  The nobility 
D)  The common people 
E)  None of the above 
A)  The press 
B)  The clergy 
C)  The nobility 
D)  The common people 
E)  None of the above

Based on a 2017 study, how many visitors did the news sites of CBC and Radio Canada have per month?

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is run by the federal government to counteract the critical viewpoint of the new private news companies.

Discuss the threats of the online spread of false news stories.

Which of the following is a state-owned film maker?

What did Walter Lippmann mean by "the pictures in our heads"?

In 2017-18, Chatelaine's English edition received $1.2 million from the Canadian Periodical Fund.

Public broadcasters must be particularly sensitive to charges of which of the following?

Which of the following is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's French-language counterpart?

In 2018, how much time did Canadians over the age of 18 spend per day watching, listening and reading various media?

Which of the following does not contribute to the "seductions and manipulative powers of image-based media"?

What did a survey of 270 Canadian electronic and print journalists find?

Infotainment, or soft news, while popular in the United States, is not as popular in Canadian media.

Identify and explain the various filters that influence what the mass media produce. Do they have a particular political bias?

What is Canadian content, according to the CRTC?

What are some examples of recent federal governments attempting to intervene in a struggling print media industry?

How do the media deliver imperfectly on their interest in presenting the facts?

Which of the following is not a way in which the views of English-Canadian journalists differ from the views of their audiences and readerships?

The public is less conservative on social issues than those in the media.

Aldous Huxley, the author of Brave New World, wrote that "the mass communications industry is concerned in the main neither with the true nor the false, but with the unreal, the more or less totally irrelevant." Is this an accurate assessment of the media and their social impact today?

In eighteenth-century Britain, what was the fourth estate?

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

The Constitution

Rights and Freedoms

Federalism

The Machinery of Government

The Administrative State

Parties and Elections

Interest Groups

Language Politics

Women and Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters

Exam 12: The Media

Based on a 2017 study, how many visitors did the news sites of CBC and Radio Canada have per month?

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is run by the federal government to counteract the critical viewpoint of the new private news companies.

Discuss the threats of the online spread of false news stories.

Which of the following is a state-owned film maker?

What did Walter Lippmann mean by "the pictures in our heads"?

In 2017-18, Chatelaine's English edition received $1.2 million from the Canadian Periodical Fund.

Public broadcasters must be particularly sensitive to charges of which of the following?

Which of the following is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's French-language counterpart?

In 2018, how much time did Canadians over the age of 18 spend per day watching, listening and reading various media?

Which of the following does not contribute to the "seductions and manipulative powers of image-based media"?

What did a survey of 270 Canadian electronic and print journalists find?

Infotainment, or soft news, while popular in the United States, is not as popular in Canadian media.

Identify and explain the various filters that influence what the mass media produce. Do they have a particular political bias?

What is Canadian content, according to the CRTC?

What are some examples of recent federal governments attempting to intervene in a struggling print media industry?

How do the media deliver imperfectly on their interest in presenting the facts?

Which of the following is not a way in which the views of English-Canadian journalists differ from the views of their audiences and readerships?

The public is less conservative on social issues than those in the media.

Aldous Huxley, the author of Brave New World, wrote that "the mass communications industry is concerned in the main neither with the true nor the false, but with the unreal, the more or less totally irrelevant." Is this an accurate assessment of the media and their social impact today?

In eighteenth-century Britain, what was the fourth estate?

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

The Constitution

Rights and Freedoms

Federalism

The Machinery of Government

The Administrative State

Parties and Elections

Interest Groups

Language Politics

Women and Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters