Question 1

Professional ethics of journalists dictate a commitment to:

Accepted Answer

A)  partisan bias and exaggeration. 
B)  objectivity and truthfulness. 
C)  subjectivity and exaggeration. 
D)  liberalism and personal bias. 
E)  information and entertainment. 
A)  partisan bias and exaggeration. 
B)  objectivity and truthfulness. 
C)  subjectivity and exaggeration. 
D)  liberalism and personal bias. 
E)  information and entertainment.

Question 2

In recent years,candidates' campaigns have shown increasing sophistication in creating newsworthy events for journalists and TV camera crews to cover.This effort is commonly referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  community journalism 
B)  citizen journalism 
C)  negative political advertising 
D)  issue advertising 
E)  managed news coverage 
A)  community journalism 
B)  citizen journalism 
C)  negative political advertising 
D)  issue advertising 
E)  managed news coverage

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the old media in the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Film displaced print media in the early twentieth century. 
B)  Television did not have an effect in displacing print media. 
C)  Beginning about 1950, the number of adults reading a daily paper began to increase dramatically. 
D)  Radio did not displace print media in the early twentieth century. 
E)  Beginning about 1950, the circulation of the newspaper declined to a great extent. 
A)  Film displaced print media in the early twentieth century. 
B)  Television did not have an effect in displacing print media. 
C)  Beginning about 1950, the number of adults reading a daily paper began to increase dramatically. 
D)  Radio did not displace print media in the early twentieth century. 
E)  Beginning about 1950, the circulation of the newspaper declined to a great extent.

Question 4

Podcasting can be defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing the context of a media report. 
B)  spinning a story or an event in a way that is favorable to a political candidate. 
C)  narrowing the focus of news to a local area. 
D)  managing news coverage to gain media exposure for a political candidate. 
E)  the distribution of audio or video files to personal computers or mobile devices such as smartphones. 
A)  establishing the context of a media report. 
B)  spinning a story or an event in a way that is favorable to a political candidate. 
C)  narrowing the focus of news to a local area. 
D)  managing news coverage to gain media exposure for a political candidate. 
E)  the distribution of audio or video files to personal computers or mobile devices such as smartphones.

Question 5

Recently,a famous news channel broadcasted that their country experienced the lowest rate of unemployment in the last ten years.This made the viewers feel optimistic.In this scenario,the media was able to influence the viewers' opinions with a technique called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  podcasting 
B)  microtargeting 
C)  priming 
D)  lobbying 
E)  narrowcasting 
A)  podcasting 
B)  microtargeting 
C)  priming 
D)  lobbying 
E)  narrowcasting

Professional ethics of journalists dictate a commitment to:

In recent years,candidates' campaigns have shown increasing sophistication in creating newsworthy events for journalists and TV camera crews to cover.This effort is commonly referred to as _____.

Which of the following is true of the old media in the twentieth century?

Podcasting can be defined as:

Recently,a famous news channel broadcasted that their country experienced the lowest rate of unemployment in the last ten years.This made the viewers feel optimistic.In this scenario,the media was able to influence the viewers' opinions with a technique called _____.

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

Professional ethics of journalists dictate a commitment to:

In recent years,candidates' campaigns have shown increasing sophistication in creating newsworthy events for journalists and TV camera crews to cover.This effort is commonly referred to as _____.

Which of the following is true of the old media in the twentieth century?

Podcasting can be defined as:

Recently,a famous news channel broadcasted that their country experienced the lowest rate of unemployment in the last ten years.This made the viewers feel optimistic.In this scenario,the media was able to influence the viewers' opinions with a technique called _____.

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