Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the media's role in the Watergate affair?

Accepted Answer

A)  The media's relentless investigations revealed various abuses of power by President Nixon and led to his resignation. 
B)  The media did not investigate the Watergate affair until after President Nixon resigned. 
C)  The media investigated the Watergate affair but uncovered no wrongdoing on the part of President Nixon. 
D)  The media's reporting on the Watergate affair was filled with factual errors and led to government attempts to regulate the print media's coverage. 
E)  The media never reported on the Watergate affair. 
A)  The media's relentless investigations revealed various abuses of power by President Nixon and led to his resignation. 
B)  The media did not investigate the Watergate affair until after President Nixon resigned. 
C)  The media investigated the Watergate affair but uncovered no wrongdoing on the part of President Nixon. 
D)  The media's reporting on the Watergate affair was filled with factual errors and led to government attempts to regulate the print media's coverage. 
E)  The media never reported on the Watergate affair.

Question 2

Newspapers are among the most heavily regulated media in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Why have the so-called new media become such a popular place for Americans to learn about politics? What are some of the potential problems associated with the rapid proliferation of online news sources?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why have the so-called new media become...

Question 4

The Valerie Plame affair is important because it illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  how prominent political figures inevitably fail to influence media coverage on important events. 
B)  how selection bias is much less important than ideological bias in understanding media coverage. 
C)  how the preferences of better educated and more affluent segments of the audience have little influence over the content of media coverage. 
D)  the declining homogenization of national news since passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. 
E)  how prominent political figures can manipulate news coverage and secure the publication of stories that serve their purposes through leaking information to journalists. 
A)  how prominent political figures inevitably fail to influence media coverage on important events. 
B)  how selection bias is much less important than ideological bias in understanding media coverage. 
C)  how the preferences of better educated and more affluent segments of the audience have little influence over the content of media coverage. 
D)  the declining homogenization of national news since passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. 
E)  how prominent political figures can manipulate news coverage and secure the publication of stories that serve their purposes through leaking information to journalists.

Question 5

The Federal Communications Commission no longer requires broadcasters who air controversial issues to provide time for opposing views.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which statement is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  National news reporters, as opposed to local reporters with less access, are generally more favorable toward politicians. 
B)  Most radio news is essentially a headline service. 
C)  More local news reporters than national reporters are inclined to give politicians positive coverage. 
D)  Most television news offers more headlines and sound bites than analysis. 
E)  Politicians often seek to manipulate the news by providing the media with sound bites that will dominate news coverage for at least a few days. 
A)  National news reporters, as opposed to local reporters with less access, are generally more favorable toward politicians. 
B)  Most radio news is essentially a headline service. 
C)  More local news reporters than national reporters are inclined to give politicians positive coverage. 
D)  Most television news offers more headlines and sound bites than analysis. 
E)  Politicians often seek to manipulate the news by providing the media with sound bites that will dominate news coverage for at least a few days.

Question 7

Which statement about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The FCC was established in 1965 under President Lyndon Johnson. 
B)  The FCC licenses radio and television stations. 
C)  The FCC bans explicit sexual and excretory references on airwaves during certain hours of the day. 
D)  The FCC does not regulate newspapers. 
E)  The Telecommunications Act of 1996 loosened many FCC restrictions on media ownership. 
A)  The FCC was established in 1965 under President Lyndon Johnson. 
B)  The FCC licenses radio and television stations. 
C)  The FCC bans explicit sexual and excretory references on airwaves during certain hours of the day. 
D)  The FCC does not regulate newspapers. 
E)  The Telecommunications Act of 1996 loosened many FCC restrictions on media ownership.

Question 8

Most journalists describe themselves as conservative

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which statement about the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The act loosened federal restrictions on media ownership. 
B)  The act attempted to regulate the content of material transmitted over the Internet. 
C)  The act allowed broadcasters, telephone companies, and cable companies to compete with one another for telecommunications services. 
D)  Following passage of the act, several mergers between telephone and cable companies produced a greater concentration of media ownership. 
E)  The act required broadcasters who air programs on controversial issues to provide time for opposing views. 
A)  The act loosened federal restrictions on media ownership. 
B)  The act attempted to regulate the content of material transmitted over the Internet. 
C)  The act allowed broadcasters, telephone companies, and cable companies to compete with one another for telecommunications services. 
D)  Following passage of the act, several mergers between telephone and cable companies produced a greater concentration of media ownership. 
E)  The act required broadcasters who air programs on controversial issues to provide time for opposing views.

Question 10

Which of the following is not an important national newspaper?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wall Street Journal 
B)  Christian Science Monitor 
C)  Newsweek 
D)  USA Today 
E)  New York Times 
A)  Wall Street Journal 
B)  Christian Science Monitor 
C)  Newsweek 
D)  USA Today 
E)  New York Times

Question 11

Which of the following statements about newspapers is not accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newspapers are no longer the primary source of news for most Americans. 
B)  Newspaper reporters break most important news stories. 
C)  Political, social, and economic elites rely most heavily on newspapers. 
D)  The newspaper industry has been more profitable in recent years than ever before. 
E)  Newspapers tend to provide more detailed and complete coverage of political events than other media. 
A)  Newspapers are no longer the primary source of news for most Americans. 
B)  Newspaper reporters break most important news stories. 
C)  Political, social, and economic elites rely most heavily on newspapers. 
D)  The newspaper industry has been more profitable in recent years than ever before. 
E)  Newspapers tend to provide more detailed and complete coverage of political events than other media.

Question 12

During the nineteenth century, newspapers were controlled by

Accepted Answer

A)  Wall Street. 
B)  political parties. 
C)  churches and other religious groups. 
D)  state governments. 
E)  the federal government. 
A)  Wall Street. 
B)  political parties. 
C)  churches and other religious groups. 
D)  state governments. 
E)  the federal government.

Question 13

Brief quotes and short characterizations of the day's events in news coverage are called

Accepted Answer

A)  précis. 
B)  spin. 
C)  sound bites. 
D)  news nuggets. 
E)  catchphrases. 
A)  précis. 
B)  spin. 
C)  sound bites. 
D)  news nuggets. 
E)  catchphrases.

Question 14

Nearly half of the U.S. population of 311 million are registered as users on Facebook.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following news sources reaches the most Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  radio 
B)  television 
C)  the Internet 
D)  newspapers 
E)  magazines 
A)  radio 
B)  television 
C)  the Internet 
D)  newspapers 
E)  magazines

Question 16

The press release was created

Accepted Answer

A)  during the administration of James Monroe in the 1810s. 
B)  in the early twentieth century by a public relations firm working for a railroad. 
C)  by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. 
D)  by P. T. Barnum as a way of publicizing his circus. 
E)  by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. 
A)  during the administration of James Monroe in the 1810s. 
B)  in the early twentieth century by a public relations firm working for a railroad. 
C)  by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. 
D)  by P. T. Barnum as a way of publicizing his circus. 
E)  by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

Question 17

The______ regulates broadcast media.

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Bureau of Investigation 
B)  Federal Communications Commission 
C)  Public Broadcast System 
D)  Voice of America 
E)  Department of Commerce 
A)  Federal Bureau of Investigation 
B)  Federal Communications Commission 
C)  Public Broadcast System 
D)  Voice of America 
E)  Department of Commerce

Question 18

Media tend to cover stories with high dramatic or entertainment value and avoid more substantive political coverage in order to draw a large audience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The fact that the media referred to the Obama administration's health care initiative as "reform" instead of as "health care rationing" is an example of the media's power of

Accepted Answer

A)  agenda setting. 
B)  framing. 
C)  sound bites. 
D)  news enclaves. 
E)  adversarial journalism. 
A)  agenda setting. 
B)  framing. 
C)  sound bites. 
D)  news enclaves. 
E)  adversarial journalism.

Which of the following statements best describes the media's role in the Watergate affair?

Newspapers are among the most heavily regulated media in the United States.

Why have the so-called new media become such a popular place for Americans to learn about politics? What are some of the potential problems associated with the rapid proliferation of online news sources?

The Valerie Plame affair is important because it illustrates

The Federal Communications Commission no longer requires broadcasters who air controversial issues to provide time for opposing views.

Which statement is NOT correct?

Which statement about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is false?

Most journalists describe themselves as conservative

Which statement about the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is false?

Which of the following is not an important national newspaper?

Which of the following statements about newspapers is not accurate?

During the nineteenth century, newspapers were controlled by

Brief quotes and short characterizations of the day's events in news coverage are called

Nearly half of the U.S. population of 311 million are registered as users on Facebook.

Which of the following news sources reaches the most Americans?

The press release was created

The______ regulates broadcast media.

Media tend to cover stories with high dramatic or entertainment value and avoid more substantive political coverage in order to draw a large audience.

The fact that the media referred to the Obama administration's health care initiative as "reform" instead of as "health care rationing" is an example of the media's power of

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Exam 7: The Media

Which of the following statements best describes the media's role in the Watergate affair?

Newspapers are among the most heavily regulated media in the United States.

Why have the so-called new media become such a popular place for Americans to learn about politics? What are some of the potential problems associated with the rapid proliferation of online news sources?

The Valerie Plame affair is important because it illustrates

The Federal Communications Commission no longer requires broadcasters who air controversial issues to provide time for opposing views.

Which statement is NOT correct?

Which statement about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is false?

Most journalists describe themselves as conservative

Which statement about the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is false?

Which of the following is not an important national newspaper?

Which of the following statements about newspapers is not accurate?

During the nineteenth century, newspapers were controlled by

Brief quotes and short characterizations of the day's events in news coverage are called

Nearly half of the U.S. population of 311 million are registered as users on Facebook.

Which of the following news sources reaches the most Americans?

The press release was created

The______ regulates broadcast media.

Media tend to cover stories with high dramatic or entertainment value and avoid more substantive political coverage in order to draw a large audience.

The fact that the media referred to the Obama administration's health care initiative as "reform" instead of as "health care rationing" is an example of the media's power of

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Filters