Exam 6: Mass Media: Setting the Political Agenda

Media's choices about what is news and what isn't are known as __________.

The growth of which of the following political movements greatly benefited from the use of new media?

What is the focus of political candidates early in their competition for office?

Although the new forms of media are challenging it,___________ is still the most powerful communication medium.

In Reno v.American Civil Liberties Union,the Supreme Court gave __________ the task of filtering Internet content for those under the age of eighteen.

The more prestigious newspapers are considered important because they have an elite audience: government officials,business leaders,and media figures.

When the New York Times decides to present schoolteachers as the good guys and politicians cutting their budgets as bad guys,it is engaging in __________.

What is narrowcasting?

The Daily Show is an example of soft news.

Muckraking is a product of which of the following?

The television is on for how many hours on average in U.S.homes every day?

When the media reported on candidate Hillary Clinton's stand on health care,they were providing what kind of coverage?

When the media report on which candidate is ahead or behind in the polls,they are providing what kind of coverage?

The public generally expects the media to __________.

In a political campaign,Web sites are particularly important in __________.

Which statement best demonstrates the media's effect on public opinion?

Which of these explains Rupert Murdoch's introduction of a "fair and balanced" Fox News network?

Which of these accounts for more than half of all campaign coverage?

The Sullivan rule relates to slander and libel.

Generalized feelings of distrust,cynicism,and powerlessness stemming from television's emphasis on the negative aspects of American life have been labeled __________.