Exam 6: Mass Media: Setting the Political Agenda

The primary factor when editors or producers select news to present to readers and viewers is the need to __________.

Sensationalism in the media is caused by which of these?

Unlike newspapers and magazines,broadcasters must be __________.

The impact of the media on public opinion is limited largely by selective perception.

What was established by the Sullivan rule?

One role of the __________ is to determine whether broadcaster behavior on the airwaves constitutes indecency and obscenity.

This is the most important source of media power.

What was the original goal of the First Amendment?

Which of the following is MOST likely to have engaged in political action using a social networking site?

Is the unregulated chaos of the Internet a good thing in a democracy? Explain your answer.

A local television station allowed a Republican candidate ten minutes of free air time to express her views.By law,the station was then required to allow the Democratic and Libertarian candidates ten minutes of free air time to express their views as well.This is an application of __________.

For what purpose was the Federal Communications Commission established?

Political conflict is mostly carried out in __________.

The application of new media to campaign politics is called __________.

When the media engage in agenda setting,they are telling us __________.

Political ads are more successful at motivating a candidate's supporters to go to the polls than at __________.

The New York Times tends to choose bad news over good because of its __________.

Television is an example of mass media,but newspapers and radio are not.

This former Minnesota governor was the first to use successfully use the Internet as a campaign tool.

Which of these media outlets has positioned itself as openly progressive or liberal?