Question 1

The U.S.Supreme Court receives less media coverage than does Congress or the president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The first president to regularly address the public using __________ as a medium was Calvin Coolidge.

Accepted Answer

radio

Question 3

A main difference between a press briefing and press conference is the level of what?

Accepted Answer

A)   intelligence
B)   attendance
C)   restriction
D)   bias C

Question 4

Of the following news sources,which do the highest percentage of Democrats regularly watch?

Accepted Answer

A)   local TV news
B)   Fox News
C)   NPR
D)   CNN

Question 5

A reporter who covers a Ku Klux Klan rally as a civil rights issue is __________ the story.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A reporter who covers a Ku Klux...

Question 6

What is the term for change in public opinion and voting preferences caused by media coverage?

Accepted Answer

A)   agenda setting
B)   media effects
C)   media aspiration
D)   framing

Question 7

The equal time rule prohibits television stations from doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   denying candidates equal time to speak during debates
B)   excluding third-party candidates from debates
C)   refusing to sell advertising time to bigoted candidates if it sells advertising time to non-bigoted candidates
D)   refusing to sell advertising time to all candidates in a given election

Question 8

The __________ is an example of the way in which the Federal Communications Commission works to ensure that the airwaves "serve the public interest,convenience,and necessity."

Accepted Answer

A)   justice doctrine
B)   equal time rule
C)   press release
D)   press conference

Question 9

If the president wants his or her staff to address the press about a certain issue,but wants to keep the conversation focused on that issue,he or she might call for a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   press release
B)   policy conference
C)   press conference
D)   press briefing

Question 10

If the owner of a television station is a staunch conservative and sells advertising time to the Republican candidate but refuses to sell available adverting time to the Democratic candidate,this would be a violation of the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   prior restraint doctrine
B)   equal time rule
C)   Second Amendment
D)   right to rebuttal rule

Question 11

Media coverage has a stronger effect on independents than on partisans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

"A source at the White House said…" is an example of an attribution based on information obtained __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   on the record
B)   off the record
C)   on background
D)   on deep background

Question 13

Imagine you are a journalist covering a scandal that may destroy a member of Congress.You obtain your information from a source at the Department of Justice under the condition that the source would be completely unattributed.The information you obtained from this source is considered to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   on the record
B)   off the record
C)   on background
D)   on deep background

Question 14

When covering Congress,reporters typically focus on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   party leaders
B)   consensus builders
C)   lobbyists
D)   staff members

Question 15

If a White House staffer leaked inside information to you,but only wanted to be referred to as an "unnamed source close to the White House," your information attribution would be __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If a White House staffer leaked inside...

Question 16

The president addresses the nation directly during a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   press release
B)   press background
C)   press briefing
D)   press conference

Question 17

A form of journalism that was popular in the late nineteenth century and featured pictures,comics,color,and sensationalized,oversimplified news coverage was called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   muckraking
B)   the penny press
C)   blue dog journalism
D)   yellow journalism

Question 18

For those who are highly attentive to politics,political infotainment such as The Daily Show acts as an information shortcut that helps these politically sophisticated viewers to better remember facts and figures about the governmental process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Supreme Court has found that the president has "inherent power" to halt the publication of news.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Nothing an official says may be printed if the interview is __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Nothing an official says may be printed...

Exam 14: The News Media

The U.S.Supreme Court receives less media coverage than does Congress or the president.

The first president to regularly address the public using __________ as a medium was Calvin Coolidge.

A main difference between a press briefing and press conference is the level of what?

Of the following news sources,which do the highest percentage of Democrats regularly watch?

A reporter who covers a Ku Klux Klan rally as a civil rights issue is __________ the story.

What is the term for change in public opinion and voting preferences caused by media coverage?

The equal time rule prohibits television stations from doing which of the following?

The __________ is an example of the way in which the Federal Communications Commission works to ensure that the airwaves "serve the public interest,convenience,and necessity."

If the president wants his or her staff to address the press about a certain issue,but wants to keep the conversation focused on that issue,he or she might call for a __________.

If the owner of a television station is a staunch conservative and sells advertising time to the Republican candidate but refuses to sell available adverting time to the Democratic candidate,this would be a violation of the __________.

Media coverage has a stronger effect on independents than on partisans.

"A source at the White House said…" is an example of an attribution based on information obtained __________.

When covering Congress,reporters typically focus on which of the following?

If a White House staffer leaked inside information to you,but only wanted to be referred to as an "unnamed source close to the White House," your information attribution would be __________.

The president addresses the nation directly during a __________.

A form of journalism that was popular in the late nineteenth century and featured pictures,comics,color,and sensationalized,oversimplified news coverage was called __________.

For those who are highly attentive to politics,political infotainment such as The Daily Show acts as an information shortcut that helps these politically sophisticated viewers to better remember facts and figures about the governmental process.

The Supreme Court has found that the president has "inherent power" to halt the publication of news.

Nothing an official says may be printed if the interview is __________.