Exam 14: The News Media

The U.S.Supreme Court receives less media coverage than does Congress or the president.

The first president to regularly address the public using __________ as a medium was Calvin Coolidge.

A main difference between a press briefing and press conference is the level of what?

Of the following news sources,which do the highest percentage of Democrats regularly watch?

A reporter who covers a Ku Klux Klan rally as a civil rights issue is __________ the story.

What is the term for change in public opinion and voting preferences caused by media coverage?

The equal time rule prohibits television stations from doing which of the following?

The __________ is an example of the way in which the Federal Communications Commission works to ensure that the airwaves "serve the public interest,convenience,and necessity."

If the president wants his or her staff to address the press about a certain issue,but wants to keep the conversation focused on that issue,he or she might call for a __________.

If the owner of a television station is a staunch conservative and sells advertising time to the Republican candidate but refuses to sell available adverting time to the Democratic candidate,this would be a violation of the __________.

Media coverage has a stronger effect on independents than on partisans.

"A source at the White House said…" is an example of an attribution based on information obtained __________.

Imagine you are a journalist covering a scandal that may destroy a member of Congress.You obtain your information from a source at the Department of Justice under the condition that the source would be completely unattributed.The information you obtained from this source is considered to be __________.

When covering Congress,reporters typically focus on which of the following?

If a White House staffer leaked inside information to you,but only wanted to be referred to as an "unnamed source close to the White House," your information attribution would be __________.

The president addresses the nation directly during a __________.

A form of journalism that was popular in the late nineteenth century and featured pictures,comics,color,and sensationalized,oversimplified news coverage was called __________.

For those who are highly attentive to politics,political infotainment such as The Daily Show acts as an information shortcut that helps these politically sophisticated viewers to better remember facts and figures about the governmental process.

The Supreme Court has found that the president has "inherent power" to halt the publication of news.

Nothing an official says may be printed if the interview is __________.