Question 1

All but which of the following corporations dominate the television industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  General Electric 
B)  Viacom 
C)  Disney 
D)  Gannett 
E)  none of the above 
A)  General Electric 
B)  Viacom 
C)  Disney 
D)  Gannett 
E)  none of the above

Question 2

In recent years, one pervasive trend in media has been the deconcentration of ownership of media corporations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Newsworthiness in the mass media

Accepted Answer

A)  involves official government press releases. 
B)  means a complicated story involving lots of people. 
C)  means a story can be framed as a drama or human interest. 
D)  never involves trivial topics. 
E)  depends on what is in the public's interest in a democracy. 
A)  involves official government press releases. 
B)  means a complicated story involving lots of people. 
C)  means a story can be framed as a drama or human interest. 
D)  never involves trivial topics. 
E)  depends on what is in the public's interest in a democracy.

Question 4

What does the shift in the slant of the news stories coming from China before and after the Tiannanmen Square demonstrations represent?

Accepted Answer

A) a change in the governing template 
B)  a change in the story's newsworthiness 
C)  a renewed focus on objective journalism 
D)  an attempt to correct a conservative bias 
E)  an attempt to correct a liberal bias 
A) a change in the governing template 
B)  a change in the story's newsworthiness 
C)  a renewed focus on objective journalism 
D)  an attempt to correct a conservative bias 
E)  an attempt to correct a liberal bias

Question 5

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the news on television?

Accepted Answer

A)  It tends to be dispassionate. 
B)  It tends to be episodic and fragmented. 
C)  Information is often out of context. 
D)  There is rarely any historical background. 
E)  Its effect is to entertain more than to inform. 
A)  It tends to be dispassionate. 
B)  It tends to be episodic and fragmented. 
C)  Information is often out of context. 
D)  There is rarely any historical background. 
E)  Its effect is to entertain more than to inform.

Question 6

Reporters often gather a multitude of perspectives in writing a story and do not rely mostly on official governmental sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The internet

Accepted Answer

A) has become the primary news sources for all ages. 
B)  is less relevant for politics in 2008 than it was only four years ago. 
C)  provides a majority of Americans their primary source of news. 
D)  provides a majority of 18-29 year olds their primary source of news. 
E)  provides less than half of 18-29 olds their primary source of news. 
A) has become the primary news sources for all ages. 
B)  is less relevant for politics in 2008 than it was only four years ago. 
C)  provides a majority of Americans their primary source of news. 
D)  provides a majority of 18-29 year olds their primary source of news. 
E)  provides less than half of 18-29 olds their primary source of news.

Question 8

Modern newspapers were made possible by ________ innovations and democratization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Modern newspapers were made possible by ________...

Question 9

How have blogs influenced politics?

Accepted Answer

Blogs have reported on stories

Question 10

What is the impact of the heavy reliance of the media on official sources?

Accepted Answer

The heavy reliance on official

Question 11

Evidence in favor of the argument that media have a conservative bias includes

Accepted Answer

A)  most media outlets are owned by large corporations, creating a pro-establishment, conservative bias. 
B)  journalists' personal views, which are primarily conservative, slant their reporting of events. 
C)  Americans dislike entertainment media, which is also a position of conservative media. 
D)  the organizational structure of the news media fosters a conservative bias. 
E)  opinion polls show that most Americans are conservative, and the media cater to them. 
A)  most media outlets are owned by large corporations, creating a pro-establishment, conservative bias. 
B)  journalists' personal views, which are primarily conservative, slant their reporting of events. 
C)  Americans dislike entertainment media, which is also a position of conservative media. 
D)  the organizational structure of the news media fosters a conservative bias. 
E)  opinion polls show that most Americans are conservative, and the media cater to them.

Question 12

How does organization of the media influence the type of news gathered?

Accepted Answer

A)  The profit motive keeps reporters focused on Hollywood. 
B)  The largest media corporations send reporters to nearly every country in the world. 
C)  The profit motive keeps reporters focused on a limited number of cities and sources. 
D)  The profit motive keeps reporters attuned to sensational sources, rather than government. 
E)  The profit motive ensures that stories are reported through numerous angles, with ample cross-checking of sources. 
A)  The profit motive keeps reporters focused on Hollywood. 
B)  The largest media corporations send reporters to nearly every country in the world. 
C)  The profit motive keeps reporters focused on a limited number of cities and sources. 
D)  The profit motive keeps reporters attuned to sensational sources, rather than government. 
E)  The profit motive ensures that stories are reported through numerous angles, with ample cross-checking of sources.

Question 13

In recent years, one pervasive trend in media has been

Accepted Answer

A)  the consolidation of media corporations. 
B)  a rise in the number of newspapers. 
C)  an increase in circulation for opinion magazines. 
D)  the decline of radio. 
E)  decline in relevance of cable news. 
A)  the consolidation of media corporations. 
B)  a rise in the number of newspapers. 
C)  an increase in circulation for opinion magazines. 
D)  the decline of radio. 
E)  decline in relevance of cable news.

Question 14

The term ______________ refers to the attempt by those in political power to shape the presentation of news about them and their policies in a favorable light.

Accepted Answer

A) news leak 
B)  agenda-setting 
C)  investigative journalism 
D)  bias 
E)  news management 
A) news leak 
B)  agenda-setting 
C)  investigative journalism 
D)  bias 
E)  news management

Question 15

Covering who's ahead and who's behind in the polls is also called

Accepted Answer

A) acting as a watchdog. 
B)  covering elections. 
C)  covering the horse race. 
D)  covering scandal. 
E)  providing policy information. 
A) acting as a watchdog. 
B)  covering elections. 
C)  covering the horse race. 
D)  covering scandal. 
E)  providing policy information.

Question 16

Recent evidence suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) the internet is now the primary originator of most political news. 
B)  newspaper readership is beginning to increase after a lengthy decline. 
C)  cable news channels have surpassed the networks as viewers' primary source of television news. 
D)  the mainstream news media have retained their central role in the gathering and reporting of political and governmental news. 
E)  radio is more important to political news than it was a decade ago. 
A) the internet is now the primary originator of most political news. 
B)  newspaper readership is beginning to increase after a lengthy decline. 
C)  cable news channels have surpassed the networks as viewers' primary source of television news. 
D)  the mainstream news media have retained their central role in the gathering and reporting of political and governmental news. 
E)  radio is more important to political news than it was a decade ago.

Question 17

Much of the news is created or originated by ________ officials, not by reporters.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Much of the news is created or...

Question 18

What is a newspaper or television reporter's work usually organized around?

Accepted Answer

A) a particular beat 
B)  a series of in-depth interviews 
C)  the creation of news 
D)  the hunt for leaks 
E)  monitoring poll results 
A) a particular beat 
B)  a series of in-depth interviews 
C)  the creation of news 
D)  the hunt for leaks 
E)  monitoring poll results

Question 19

When the government attempts to prevent the publication of material to which it objects, we call this

Accepted Answer

A)  prior restraint. 
B)  slander. 
C)  libel. 
D)  a constitutional governmental action. 
E)  obscene. 
A)  prior restraint. 
B)  slander. 
C)  libel. 
D)  a constitutional governmental action. 
E)  obscene.

Question 20

Which federal agency is designed to regulate telecommunications and media

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Trade Commission (FT
C)  
B)  Securities and Exchange Commission (SE
C)  
C)  Federal Reserve Board 
D)  Federal Communications Commission (FC
C)  
E)  The US Supreme Court 
A)  Federal Trade Commission (FT
C)  
B)  Securities and Exchange Commission (SE
C)  
C)  Federal Reserve Board 
D)  Federal Communications Commission (FC
C)  
E)  The US Supreme Court

All but which of the following corporations dominate the television industry?

In recent years, one pervasive trend in media has been the deconcentration of ownership of media corporations.

Newsworthiness in the mass media

What does the shift in the slant of the news stories coming from China before and after the Tiannanmen Square demonstrations represent?

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the news on television?

Reporters often gather a multitude of perspectives in writing a story and do not rely mostly on official governmental sources.

The internet

Modern newspapers were made possible by ________ innovations and democratization.

How have blogs influenced politics?

What is the impact of the heavy reliance of the media on official sources?

Evidence in favor of the argument that media have a conservative bias includes

How does organization of the media influence the type of news gathered?

In recent years, one pervasive trend in media has been

The term ______________ refers to the attempt by those in political power to shape the presentation of news about them and their policies in a favorable light.

Covering who's ahead and who's behind in the polls is also called

Recent evidence suggests that

Much of the news is created or originated by ________ officials, not by reporters.

What is a newspaper or television reporter's work usually organized around?

When the government attempts to prevent the publication of material to which it objects, we call this

Which federal agency is designed to regulate telecommunications and media

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

Filters

Exam 6: News Media

All but which of the following corporations dominate the television industry?

In recent years, one pervasive trend in media has been the deconcentration of ownership of media corporations.

Newsworthiness in the mass media

What does the shift in the slant of the news stories coming from China before and after the Tiannanmen Square demonstrations represent?

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the news on television?

Reporters often gather a multitude of perspectives in writing a story and do not rely mostly on official governmental sources.

The internet

Modern newspapers were made possible by ________ innovations and democratization.

How have blogs influenced politics?

What is the impact of the heavy reliance of the media on official sources?

Evidence in favor of the argument that media have a conservative bias includes

How does organization of the media influence the type of news gathered?

In recent years, one pervasive trend in media has been

The term ______________ refers to the attempt by those in political power to shape the presentation of news about them and their policies in a favorable light.

Covering who's ahead and who's behind in the polls is also called

Recent evidence suggests that

Much of the news is created or originated by ________ officials, not by reporters.

What is a newspaper or television reporter's work usually organized around?

When the government attempts to prevent the publication of material to which it objects, we call this

Which federal agency is designed to regulate telecommunications and media

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

Filters