Question 1

The modern legacy of the style of journalism practiced by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst includes ______.

Accepted Answer

A) investigative journalism or otherwise investigating stories in depth to expose corruption 
B) striving for objectivity in reporting 
C) supermarket tabloid headlines that include clearly fictional accounts as well as sensational and largely made up stories about celebrities 
D) Both A ("investigative journalism") and B ("striving for objectivity") are correct. 
E) Both A ("investigative journalism") and C ("supermarket tabloid headlines") are correct. 
A) investigative journalism or otherwise investigating stories in depth to expose corruption 
B) striving for objectivity in reporting 
C) supermarket tabloid headlines that include clearly fictional accounts as well as sensational and largely made up stories about celebrities 
D) Both A ("investigative journalism") and B ("striving for objectivity") are correct. 
E) Both A ("investigative journalism") and C ("supermarket tabloid headlines") are correct. E

Question 2

What point was the newspaper motto "It does not soil the breakfast cloth" trying to make?

Accepted Answer

A) The paper had developed special ink that wouldn't smudge. 
B) Paper carriers were instructed to avoid throwing the morning paper in mud puddles. 
C) It was going to focus on sensational and even manufactured stories. 
D) It would be an evening edition paper, and so would be read after supper. 
E) Its news stories would be less sensational and more matter-of-fact. 
A) The paper had developed special ink that wouldn't smudge. 
B) Paper carriers were instructed to avoid throwing the morning paper in mud puddles. 
C) It was going to focus on sensational and even manufactured stories. 
D) It would be an evening edition paper, and so would be read after supper. 
E) Its news stories would be less sensational and more matter-of-fact. E

Question 3

The newshole ______.

Accepted Answer

A) is news content that takes up about 35 to 50 percent of the space in a typical metropolitan daily newspaper 
B) refers to those parts of the public agenda that are ignored by news media 
C) refers to a story that is somewhat incomplete but printed anyway 
D) is a form of yellow journalism 
E) refers to the space for advertising left over after the news content goes into the paper 
A) is news content that takes up about 35 to 50 percent of the space in a typical metropolitan daily newspaper 
B) refers to those parts of the public agenda that are ignored by news media 
C) refers to a story that is somewhat incomplete but printed anyway 
D) is a form of yellow journalism 
E) refers to the space for advertising left over after the news content goes into the paper A

Question 4

The New York Journal used the motto "It does not soil the breakfast cloth."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is not a potential obstacle to print journalism's vital role in sustaining democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) The risk of a reporter's being injured or killed while covering important stories like wars 
B) Newsroom cutbacks 
C) The closing of foreign bureaus 
D) The addition of online newspapers 
E) Newspaper chain executives being afraid to offend investors or advertisers 
A) The risk of a reporter's being injured or killed while covering important stories like wars 
B) Newsroom cutbacks 
C) The closing of foreign bureaus 
D) The addition of online newspapers 
E) Newspaper chain executives being afraid to offend investors or advertisers

Question 6

The business arrangement in the newspaper industry in which two separately owned papers in the same city are permitted to combine their business and production operations is called a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) consensus operation (CO) 
B) multiple-system operation (MSO) 
C) duopoly 
D) joint operating agreement (JO
A)  
E) oligopoly 
A) consensus operation (CO) 
B) multiple-system operation (MSO) 
C) duopoly 
D) joint operating agreement (JO
A)  
E) oligopoly

Question 7

History suggests that objective reporting grew out of an opportunity to mass-market news that would not offend particular groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Journalism is a scientific and objective method of communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

_______________________ bought the New York Times in 1896.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ bought the New York Times in...

Question 10

In what ways has the Internet resulted in changes in traditional newspaper operations?

Accepted Answer

The Internet has resulted in significant

Question 11

Daily newspaper circulation numbers ______.

Accepted Answer

A) have declined but these declines show some signs of being offset by increases in online readership 
B) continue to grow in terms of actual paper subscriptions in the United States 
C) continue to decline in places like Asia, Africa, and South America 
D) continue to grow, but newspapers are still operating in the red 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) have declined but these declines show some signs of being offset by increases in online readership 
B) continue to grow in terms of actual paper subscriptions in the United States 
C) continue to decline in places like Asia, Africa, and South America 
D) continue to grow, but newspapers are still operating in the red 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 12

Yellow journalism in the 1890s was the origin of objective journalism in the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

General assignment reporters ______.

Accepted Answer

A) are assigned to particular beats or topics 
B) are sometimes referred to as specialty reporters 
C) are sometimes referred to as bureau reporters 
D) handle all sorts of stories that might "break" in a day 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) are assigned to particular beats or topics 
B) are sometimes referred to as specialty reporters 
C) are sometimes referred to as bureau reporters 
D) handle all sorts of stories that might "break" in a day 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 14

The first newspaper produced in North America was Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign and Domestick.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is the publication most closely associated with the rise of modern journalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Time 
B) USA Today 
C) The Village Voice 
D) The New York World 
E) The New York Times 
A) Time 
B) USA Today 
C) The Village Voice 
D) The New York World 
E) The New York Times

Question 16

Which of the following are specific groups of readers targeted by specialized newspapers?

Accepted Answer

A) African Americans 
B) Asian Americans 
C) Native Americans 
D) Hispanics 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) African Americans 
B) Asian Americans 
C) Native Americans 
D) Hispanics 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 17

Use the following to answer questions:
Matching
Selecting from the following list of names, match the item with the name best associated with it.
-The style of objectivity

Accepted Answer

A) Nellie Bly 
B) Adolph Ochs 
C) William Randolph Hearst 
A) Nellie Bly 
B) Adolph Ochs 
C) William Randolph Hearst

Question 18

Describe the role of the underground press.

Accepted Answer

The underground press played a crucial r

Question 19

Of all our mass media institutions, newspapers have played the leading role in sustaining democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following developments has contributed to the overall decline in newspaper readership over most of the last century?

Accepted Answer

A) Increase in the number of working women 
B) The availability of newspapers on the Internet 
C) Competition from television 
D) Greater competition from suburban weeklies 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) Increase in the number of working women 
B) The availability of newspapers on the Internet 
C) Competition from television 
D) Greater competition from suburban weeklies 
E) All of the options are correct.

The modern legacy of the style of journalism practiced by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst includes ______.

What point was the newspaper motto "It does not soil the breakfast cloth" trying to make?

The newshole ______.

The New York Journal used the motto "It does not soil the breakfast cloth."

Which of the following is not a potential obstacle to print journalism's vital role in sustaining democracy?

The business arrangement in the newspaper industry in which two separately owned papers in the same city are permitted to combine their business and production operations is called a ______.

History suggests that objective reporting grew out of an opportunity to mass-market news that would not offend particular groups.

Journalism is a scientific and objective method of communication.

_______________________ bought the New York Times in 1896.

In what ways has the Internet resulted in changes in traditional newspaper operations?

Daily newspaper circulation numbers ______.

Yellow journalism in the 1890s was the origin of objective journalism in the twentieth century.

General assignment reporters ______.

The first newspaper produced in North America was Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign and Domestick.

Which of the following is the publication most closely associated with the rise of modern journalism?

Which of the following are specific groups of readers targeted by specialized newspapers?

Use the following to answer questions: Matching Selecting from the following list of names, match the item with the name best associated with it. -The style of objectivity

Describe the role of the underground press.

Of all our mass media institutions, newspapers have played the leading role in sustaining democracy.

Which of the following developments has contributed to the overall decline in newspaper readership over most of the last century?

Mass Communication- a Critical Approach

The Internet, Digital Media, and Media Convergence

Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Sound Recording and Popular Music

Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting

Television and Cable- the Power of Visual Culture

Movies and the Impact of Images

Magazines in the Age of Specialization

Books and the Power of Print

Advertising and Commercial Culture

Public Relations and Framing the Message

Media Economics and the Global Marketplace

The Culture of Journalism- Values, Ethics, and Democracy

Media Effects and Cultural Approaches to Research

Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression

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Exam 8: Newspapers- the Rise and Decline of Modern Journalism

The modern legacy of the style of journalism practiced by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst includes ______.

What point was the newspaper motto "It does not soil the breakfast cloth" trying to make?

The newshole ______.

The New York Journal used the motto "It does not soil the breakfast cloth."

Which of the following is not a potential obstacle to print journalism's vital role in sustaining democracy?

The business arrangement in the newspaper industry in which two separately owned papers in the same city are permitted to combine their business and production operations is called a ______.

History suggests that objective reporting grew out of an opportunity to mass-market news that would not offend particular groups.

Journalism is a scientific and objective method of communication.

_______________________ bought the New York Times in 1896.

In what ways has the Internet resulted in changes in traditional newspaper operations?

Daily newspaper circulation numbers ______.

Yellow journalism in the 1890s was the origin of objective journalism in the twentieth century.

General assignment reporters ______.

The first newspaper produced in North America was Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign and Domestick.

Which of the following is the publication most closely associated with the rise of modern journalism?

Which of the following are specific groups of readers targeted by specialized newspapers?

Use the following to answer questions: Matching Selecting from the following list of names, match the item with the name best associated with it. -The style of objectivity

Describe the role of the underground press.

Of all our mass media institutions, newspapers have played the leading role in sustaining democracy.

Which of the following developments has contributed to the overall decline in newspaper readership over most of the last century?

Mass Communication- a Critical Approach

The Internet, Digital Media, and Media Convergence

Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Sound Recording and Popular Music

Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting

Television and Cable- the Power of Visual Culture

Movies and the Impact of Images

Magazines in the Age of Specialization

Books and the Power of Print

Advertising and Commercial Culture

Public Relations and Framing the Message

Media Economics and the Global Marketplace

The Culture of Journalism- Values, Ethics, and Democracy

Media Effects and Cultural Approaches to Research

Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression

General Questions Covering the Entire Text

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