Exam 5: Communication and Mass Media

After the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, movies made in the Western world showed a substantial rise in villains from Iraq and Afghanistan. According to the text, what would be one of the primary reasons behind the increase in the number of these movie characters?

A viewer sends a video she captured of a hurricane touching down on the East Coast to a local news station. According to the text, what type of news source is this considered?

The link between images of violence and real-life violence remains one of simple cause and effect.

An eight-year-old boy grows up in a home where his father demonstrates ethnic intolerance. One day, while watching TV, the boy's father yells at a man on the television, "Why don't you go back home where you belong?!" The next day the boy sees a schoolmate of the same ethnic background and repeats what he heard his father say. Which theory predicts this kind of behaviour from the boy?

According to a critical perspective, which of the following contributed to the homogenization of news in the print media?

In Bangladesh, the overwhelming majority of movies come from India's Bollywood film production industry. What term best identifies the movie viewing content available in Bangladesh?

What are the underlying premises of attitudinal research on media violence and behavioural research on media violence?

Social networking sites such as Facebook raise concerns about online privacy and surveillance.

Narrowcasting refers to technological convergence in the mass media.

According to the text, why does Canadian television drama often lack a distinctly Canadian character?

A teary-eyed victim of an apartment fire is being interviewed by a television journalist while standing on the street in her pyjamas as the apartment block burns in the background. According to the text, which term best categorizes this news source?

In the text, what does the acronym CMC stand for?

A news team interviewed Jason, a homeless man living on the streets of Toronto. According to the text, why would they interview Jason rather than focus the news report on statistics or causes of homelessness in the city?

According to the text, which of the following is used to define the unidirectional flow of communication?

Which concept refers to the integration of previously separate communications technologies, such as print, telephone, computers, television, and radio?

According to the text, which of the following factors best characterizes the basis of social ties in the virtual communities?

Horizontal integration involves the control of resources and assets at different stages of production and distribution.

Which of the following is one of the concerns about social networking sites?

When Stephen Harper put forth the C-10 Omnibus Crime Bill, its mandate was to enforce new criminal offences that would result in harsher prison sentencing for longer periods of time. Resorting to enforcement of harsher sentences for young offenders has allowed policymakers to neglect crime reduction avenues that benefit the common good of all within communities. Which of the following best represents how Bill C-10 upholds the class interests of the powerful ruling elite?

When two journalists have compelling news stories, the editor must decide which article to put more emphasis on within the newspaper. An editor will most likely choose an article based on the timing, writing skill of the journalist, and compelling narrative to present events and issues. According to the text, what term best describes the newsworthiness of a media report?