Question 1

The shift from news being broadcast by a small number of networks only a few hours a day to twenty-four-hour news networks has resulted in

Accepted Answer

A) a vastly expanded carrying capacity. 
B) greater competition among claimsmakers. 
C) a decrease in subscriptions to print news outlets. 
D) both a and c 
A) a vastly expanded carrying capacity. 
B) greater competition among claimsmakers. 
C) a decrease in subscriptions to print news outlets. 
D) both a and c

Question 2

The term carrying capacity refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) number of people who consume a particular media claim in a certain time period. 
B) amount of time or space a forum has available for presenting claims. 
C) tolerance a given media outlet has for troubling content. 
D) extent to which people take seriously a particular media source. 
A) number of people who consume a particular media claim in a certain time period. 
B) amount of time or space a forum has available for presenting claims. 
C) tolerance a given media outlet has for troubling content. 
D) extent to which people take seriously a particular media source.

Question 3

The packages for social problems developed by the media often

Accepted Answer

A) are shaped by the most recent scientific evidence. 
B) guide the way the public comes to think about the problem. 
C) bring a sense of coherence to the many different claims being made. 
D) are actually lies created by powerful politicians 
A) are shaped by the most recent scientific evidence. 
B) guide the way the public comes to think about the problem. 
C) bring a sense of coherence to the many different claims being made. 
D) are actually lies created by powerful politicians

Question 4

Describe at least three ways that recent changes in the news media have altered the claimsmaking process.

Accepted Answer

1. Social media and citizen journalism:

Question 5

When it comes to finding sources to act as owners of claims,the media tend to prefer

Accepted Answer

A) sources that have credentials that make them experts on the topic. 
B) activists who have long histories of working on a particular problem. 
C) people who have experience with a problem and will elicit sympathy from the public. 
D) people who are already well known and have high status. 
A) sources that have credentials that make them experts on the topic. 
B) activists who have long histories of working on a particular problem. 
C) people who have experience with a problem and will elicit sympathy from the public. 
D) people who are already well known and have high status.

Question 6

When we say social problems compete for space in arenas,we are referring to competition for

Accepted Answer

A) a limited public attention span. 
B) money to support claimsmaking activities. 
C) time or space in venues where social problems can be discussed. 
D) the support of powerful groups. 
A) a limited public attention span. 
B) money to support claimsmaking activities. 
C) time or space in venues where social problems can be discussed. 
D) the support of powerful groups.

Question 7

Which is the most accurate description of the relationship between packages and frames?

Accepted Answer

A) Frames are made up of multiple packages that see a problem in the same way. 
B) Packages are made up of multiple frames that see a problem in the same way. 
C) Frames are made up of multiple packages that see a problem in similar ways. 
D) Packages are made up of multiple frames that see a problem in similar ways. 
A) Frames are made up of multiple packages that see a problem in the same way. 
B) Packages are made up of multiple frames that see a problem in the same way. 
C) Frames are made up of multiple packages that see a problem in similar ways. 
D) Packages are made up of multiple frames that see a problem in similar ways.

Question 8

The news sources with the largest audiences typically

Accepted Answer

A) cover the least controversial claims. 
B) have the greatest ability to choose which claims they cover. 
C) cover the most controversial claims. 
D) cover the widest range of claim types. 
A) cover the least controversial claims. 
B) have the greatest ability to choose which claims they cover. 
C) cover the most controversial claims. 
D) cover the widest range of claim types.

The shift from news being broadcast by a small number of networks only a few hours a day to twenty-four-hour news networks has resulted in

The term carrying capacity refers to the

The packages for social problems developed by the media often

Describe at least three ways that recent changes in the news media have altered the claimsmaking process.

When it comes to finding sources to act as owners of claims,the media tend to prefer

When we say social problems compete for space in arenas,we are referring to competition for

Which is the most accurate description of the relationship between packages and frames?

The news sources with the largest audiences typically

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Policy Outcomes

Claims Across Space and Time

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

Filters

Exam 5: The Media and Claims

The shift from news being broadcast by a small number of networks only a few hours a day to twenty-four-hour news networks has resulted in

The term carrying capacity refers to the

The packages for social problems developed by the media often

Describe at least three ways that recent changes in the news media have altered the claimsmaking process.

When it comes to finding sources to act as owners of claims,the media tend to prefer

When we say social problems compete for space in arenas,we are referring to competition for

Which is the most accurate description of the relationship between packages and frames?

The news sources with the largest audiences typically

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Policy Outcomes

Claims Across Space and Time

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

Filters