Exam 11: Media,Politics,and Government: Talking Heads Are Better Than None

Describe the mutual exploitation model and explain how elites and the media benefit from their relationship with each other.

Not all conflicts are made up of two reasonably equal sides.

Which of the following statements is false?

Identify and explain the various ways that the dramatic imperative affects how journalists report the news.

In order to understand the way the news media operate,it is essential to understand which of the following about the news?

Elites do not have the motivation and the resources to actively try to gain beneficial news coverage.

Which of the following is a part of your experiential reality rather than your agreement reality?

The seeming collusion between the news media and elites is best explained by ______.

The realities that someone has personally,directly experienced constitute that person's ______.

Framing occurs when politicians do which of the following?

Faith-based religions are often based on ______.

The very premise of the dramatic story structure is action and change driven by unity.

Realities you have personally experienced are known as experiential.

The mutual exploitation model concerns the relationship between which of the following two groups?

Your mind uses a set of instinctual and learned filters for sorting the mass of incoming information and selecting which bits it will recognize and pass on to the thinking parts of your brain.

Which one of the "thinkers in boxes" highlighted in this chapter is known for his defense of freedom of the press?

Thomas Jefferson viewed the freedom of the press as more functional than ideological.

What product do news outlets sell?

Describe the concept of mediated reality and explain the impact of mediated reality on one's understanding of the political environment.

The key to understanding the role of the news media in politics is understanding the consistent distortions created by the media.