Question 1

What impact has the explosion of news sources and the emergence of citizen journalism have on politics and on the reporting of political news?

Accepted Answer

The news culture is changing,and at the

Question 2

Ever since _____ held his first "fireside chats" on radio,politicians have realized the power of that medium.

Accepted Answer

A)  John F. Kennedy 
B)  George Washington 
C)  Bill Clinton 
D)  Franklin D. Roosevelt 
E)  George Bush 
A)  John F. Kennedy 
B)  George Washington 
C)  Bill Clinton 
D)  Franklin D. Roosevelt 
E)  George Bush

Question 3

Some media scholars suggest that media bias plays a role in shaping presidential campaigns and elections.It is a bias _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  that favors Democrats 
B)  that favors Republicans 
C)  against winners 
D)  against losers 
E)  against conservatives 
A)  that favors Democrats 
B)  that favors Republicans 
C)  against winners 
D)  against losers 
E)  against conservatives

Question 4

How does the medium of television affect the presentation of political information?

Accepted Answer

Given the TV-saturated environment in wh

Question 5

Which of the following is true of televised debates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Televised debates allow candidates to discuss their policies as much as they want to, without any time constraints. 
B)  They cannot provide an opportunity for candidates to improve their images. 
C)  They help shape the outcome of the elections. 
D)  They have been a part of every election since 1990. 
E)  They restrict candidates from pointing out flaws of their opponents. 
A)  Televised debates allow candidates to discuss their policies as much as they want to, without any time constraints. 
B)  They cannot provide an opportunity for candidates to improve their images. 
C)  They help shape the outcome of the elections. 
D)  They have been a part of every election since 1990. 
E)  They restrict candidates from pointing out flaws of their opponents.

Question 6

Which of the following is true of the media and the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The concept of freedom of the press has been applied to electronic media since the adoption of the bill of rights. 
B)  The Internet was the first type of new media to be considered under the First Amendment. 
C)  The First Amendment has granted complete protection to broadcast media. 
D)  Radio and television received no protection upon their development. 
E)  In 1915, freedom of the press was applied to movies. 
A)  The concept of freedom of the press has been applied to electronic media since the adoption of the bill of rights. 
B)  The Internet was the first type of new media to be considered under the First Amendment. 
C)  The First Amendment has granted complete protection to broadcast media. 
D)  Radio and television received no protection upon their development. 
E)  In 1915, freedom of the press was applied to movies.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of news blogs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cost of maintaining blogs is very high. 
B)  They pose a threat to mainstream news sources. 
C)  They are seldom successful in selling advertisements. 
D)  Blogs are seldom political in nature. 
E)  It takes a lot of advertising to keep blogs in business. 
A)  The cost of maintaining blogs is very high. 
B)  They pose a threat to mainstream news sources. 
C)  They are seldom successful in selling advertisements. 
D)  Blogs are seldom political in nature. 
E)  It takes a lot of advertising to keep blogs in business.

Question 8

Why is talk radio sometimes characterized as the Wild West of the media?

Accepted Answer

Talk radio is sometimes characterized as

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true about media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Following World War II, cable television became the dominant form of communication. 
B)  The radio has supplanted the Internet as the most popular medium of communication in the world today. 
C)  Beginning about 1950, the circulation of the newspaper began to decline steadily. 
D)  Film and radio displaced print media in the early twentieth century. 
E)  Radio, television, and print media remain important to American politics and government. 
A)  Following World War II, cable television became the dominant form of communication. 
B)  The radio has supplanted the Internet as the most popular medium of communication in the world today. 
C)  Beginning about 1950, the circulation of the newspaper began to decline steadily. 
D)  Film and radio displaced print media in the early twentieth century. 
E)  Radio, television, and print media remain important to American politics and government.

Question 10

Kenluck is an online advertising site.It does not create any content but allows content providers to post links on its site.Whenever a user clicks on a link,Kenluck directs the user to the content provider's site where the user can get information on a particular issue.In this scenario,Kenluck is a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  aggregator 
B)  narrowcaster 
C)  spin doctor 
D)  microtargetor 
E)  reporter 
A)  aggregator 
B)  narrowcaster 
C)  spin doctor 
D)  microtargetor 
E)  reporter

Question 11

Which of the following was one of the first forms of new media in the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newspapers 
B)  Magazines 
C)  Motion pictures 
D)  Newsletters 
E)  Books 
A)  Newspapers 
B)  Magazines 
C)  Motion pictures 
D)  Newsletters 
E)  Books

Question 12

Which of the following is true of radio talk-show hosts?

Accepted Answer

A)  They stick to strictly speaking the truth. 
B)  They care more about the value of their statements than entertainment. 
C)  They attempt to exaggerate their political biases. 
D)  They attempt to hide their political biases. 
E)  They mostly reach out to liberalist audiences. 
A)  They stick to strictly speaking the truth. 
B)  They care more about the value of their statements than entertainment. 
C)  They attempt to exaggerate their political biases. 
D)  They attempt to hide their political biases. 
E)  They mostly reach out to liberalist audiences.

Question 13

How do the media set the political agenda?

Accepted Answer

One of the criticisms often levied again

Question 14

The collection,analysis,and dissemination of information online by the citizenry is referred to as _________.

Accepted Answer

A) spin doctoring 
B) Web managing 
C) people journalism 
D) managed news coverage 
A) spin doctoring 
B) Web managing 
C) people journalism 
D) managed news coverage

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true of negative advertisements?

Accepted Answer

A)  The more negative the television advertisements, the less likely it is to get free media coverage. 
B)  Negative television advertisements never work. 
C)  Presidential candidates typically assert that they use negative advertising because it works. 
D)  Negative television advertisements are less likely than positive ads to grab the viewers' attention and make an impression. 
E)  Negative advertisements are less likely to focus on substantive political issues and thus they do a poorer job of informing the voters about important campaign issues than positive ads do. 
A)  The more negative the television advertisements, the less likely it is to get free media coverage. 
B)  Negative television advertisements never work. 
C)  Presidential candidates typically assert that they use negative advertising because it works. 
D)  Negative television advertisements are less likely than positive ads to grab the viewers' attention and make an impression. 
E)  Negative advertisements are less likely to focus on substantive political issues and thus they do a poorer job of informing the voters about important campaign issues than positive ads do.

Question 16

Today,at least half of the total budget for major political campaigns is consumed by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional face-to-face campaigning 
B)  social media networking 
C)  advertisements placed on the Internet 
D)  televised political advertising 
E)  arranging appearances on television programs 
A)  traditional face-to-face campaigning 
B)  social media networking 
C)  advertisements placed on the Internet 
D)  televised political advertising 
E)  arranging appearances on television programs

Question 17

Presidential candidate,Chris Vincent,in a recent press conference said,"The rate of unemployment will go down dramatically if the rate of immigration decreased." This statement caused an uproar in the media and Vincent was scrutinized for it.In this scenario,Chris Vincent's statement is an example of a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal attack advertisement 
B)  spin 
C)  blog 
D)  issue advertisement 
E)  gaffe 
A)  personal attack advertisement 
B)  spin 
C)  blog 
D)  issue advertisement 
E)  gaffe

Question 18

Those who claim that talk-show hosts go too far ultimately have to deal with the constitutional issue of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  right to information 
B)  right to democracy 
C)  free speech 
D)  free media 
E)  free advertisements 
A)  right to information 
B)  right to democracy 
C)  free speech 
D)  free media 
E)  free advertisements

Question 19

Concentrated ownership may be a more serious problem at the local level than at the national level because if one or two companies own a city's newspaper and its TV stations,such outlets _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  will present a variety of opinions 
B)  are likely to air information that could be damaging to their advertisers 
C)  are not likely to air information that could be damaging to themselves 
D)  publicize views that they disagree with politically 
E)  do not report news on time 
A)  will present a variety of opinions 
B)  are likely to air information that could be damaging to their advertisers 
C)  are not likely to air information that could be damaging to themselves 
D)  publicize views that they disagree with politically 
E)  do not report news on time

Question 20

According to surveys and analyses of the attitudes and voting habits of reporters,which of the following is true of the attitudes of journalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Journalists hold communist views. 
B)  Journalists hold totalitarian views. 
C)  Journalists hold conservative views. 
D)  Journalists hold liberal views. 
E)  Journalists hold confederalist views. 
A)  Journalists hold communist views. 
B)  Journalists hold totalitarian views. 
C)  Journalists hold conservative views. 
D)  Journalists hold liberal views. 
E)  Journalists hold confederalist views.

What impact has the explosion of news sources and the emergence of citizen journalism have on politics and on the reporting of political news?

Ever since _____ held his first "fireside chats" on radio,politicians have realized the power of that medium.

Some media scholars suggest that media bias plays a role in shaping presidential campaigns and elections.It is a bias _____.

How does the medium of television affect the presentation of political information?

Which of the following is true of televised debates?

Which of the following is true of the media and the First Amendment?

Which of the following is true of news blogs?

Why is talk radio sometimes characterized as the Wild West of the media?

Which of the following statements is true about media?

Which of the following was one of the first forms of new media in the twentieth century?

Which of the following is true of radio talk-show hosts?

How do the media set the political agenda?

The collection,analysis,and dissemination of information online by the citizenry is referred to as _________.

Which of the following statements is true of negative advertisements?

Today,at least half of the total budget for major political campaigns is consumed by _____.

Those who claim that talk-show hosts go too far ultimately have to deal with the constitutional issue of _____.

Concentrated ownership may be a more serious problem at the local level than at the national level because if one or two companies own a city's newspaper and its TV stations,such outlets _____.

According to surveys and analyses of the attitudes and voting habits of reporters,which of the following is true of the attitudes of journalists?

America in the Twenty-First Century

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 10: Politics and the Media

What impact has the explosion of news sources and the emergence of citizen journalism have on politics and on the reporting of political news?

Ever since _____ held his first "fireside chats" on radio,politicians have realized the power of that medium.

Some media scholars suggest that media bias plays a role in shaping presidential campaigns and elections.It is a bias _____.

How does the medium of television affect the presentation of political information?

Which of the following is true of televised debates?

Which of the following is true of the media and the First Amendment?

Which of the following is true of news blogs?

Why is talk radio sometimes characterized as the Wild West of the media?

Which of the following statements is true about media?

Which of the following was one of the first forms of new media in the twentieth century?

Which of the following is true of radio talk-show hosts?

How do the media set the political agenda?

The collection,analysis,and dissemination of information online by the citizenry is referred to as _________.

Which of the following statements is true of negative advertisements?

Today,at least half of the total budget for major political campaigns is consumed by _____.

Those who claim that talk-show hosts go too far ultimately have to deal with the constitutional issue of _____.

Concentrated ownership may be a more serious problem at the local level than at the national level because if one or two companies own a city's newspaper and its TV stations,such outlets _____.

According to surveys and analyses of the attitudes and voting habits of reporters,which of the following is true of the attitudes of journalists?

America in the Twenty-First Century

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters