Question 1

The Watergate scandal illustrates the

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A)   futility of media attempts to forecast political events.
B)   inadequacy of the media as a common-carrier to the public.
C)   power of the media to serve as watchdog to safeguard against abuses of power.
D)   ability of the press to serve as the public's representative in political disputes.
E)   abuse of power by journalists in the United States.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

In contrast with some European news media, the main television news networks and the newspapers in America are MORE likely to

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A)   guide readers by providing ideological interpretations of current events.
B)   play a partisan role by taking sides in political debate.
C)   act primarily as neutral transmitters of information.
D)   use yellow journalism.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

The federal government's licensing of broadcasting is based primarily on

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A)   the fact that broadcasting is a national medium.
B)   the scarcity of broadcasting frequencies.
C)   the fact that broadcasting was invented after the First Amendment was adopted.
D)   the desire of national officials to control the content of broadcast news and entertainment.
E)   a desire to censor reporters so that they will stop criticizing governmental officials.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

How has the Internet affected the watchdog role of the media?

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A)   It has diluted the watchdog capacity with an overflow of opinions.
B)   It has expanded the watchdog capacity of the media.
C)   It has tainted the watchdog role with a partisan bent.
D)   It has almost completely usurped the watchdog role from the traditional media outlets.
E)   It has had little to no effect because it lacks the objective standards of traditional media outlets.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

The yellow journalism of the late nineteenth century was characterized by

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A)   its appearance solely in weekly and monthly magazines.
B)   the emphasis on sensationalism as a way of selling newspapers.
C)   prejudice against Asian people and countries.
D)   an unwillingness to take editorial positions because of a fear of losing circulation.
E)   the desire to present the news in an objective manner.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

During the era of objective journalism, the commitment of newspapers to two-sided news reporting

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A)   did not extend to their editorializing.
B)   was enshrined in the editorial section.
C)   was uniform throughout the sections of a newspaper.
D)   deteriorated democracy in the United States.
E)   All of these answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

The media perform the signaling role by

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A)   informing the public of breaking events and new developments.
B)   serving as an open channel for leaders to express their opinions.
C)   exposing officials who violate accepted performance and moral standards.
D)   acting as the public's representative.
E)   All of these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

In terms of news consumption, since the 1980s young adults

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A)   have been more informed than older ones.
B)   have been less informed than older ones.
C)   have experienced a rise in news consumption because of the Internet.
D)   have experienced a rise in news consumption because of cable news channels.
E)   have remained on par with older adults in terms of news consumption.Essay QuestionsF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

What steps did the government have to take to regulate broadcast media, and why were those steps necessary?

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Question 10

Objective journalism is based on the idea that the reporter's job is to

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A)   report the facts and cover alternative sides of a partisan debate.
B)   report what political leaders want them to report.
C)   discover what other reporters are saying and provide a uniform interpretation of events.
D)   scrutinize the partisan debate, and inform the news audience about which party has the better argument.
E)   All of these answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 11

Of all the time people spend on the Internet, they spend the LEAST amount of time on which of the following?

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A)   messaging
B)   games and movies
C)   searches
D)   news and current events
E)   social networksF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  has regulatory oversight over which of the following?

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A)   radio
B)   magazines
C)   Internet content
D)   newspapers
E)   All of these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

What technology led editors to substitute news reports for opinion commentary?

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A)   radio
B)   telegraph
C)   broadcast TV
D)   cable TV
E)   power-driven printing pressF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Which of the following is true of age differences in news consumption?

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A)   Younger adults are more than twice as likely as older adults to use the web for news consumption.
B)   The disparity in age for news consumption is greater with television than with newspapers.
C)   Older adults are more likely than younger adults to access the web.
D)   Age differences in news consumption shrink for Internet-based news but do not disappear.
E)   About 60 percent of young adults pay little or no attention on a regular basis to any news source.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Identify the factors that account for the relative uniformity in news reporting among major American news institutions.

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Question 16

The traditional media have "softened" their news by

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A)   infusing it with more partisan talk shows.
B)   infusing it with more stories about celebrities, crime, and the like.
C)   infusing it with more coverage of international affairs.
D)   focusing on editorials instead of nonpartisan facts.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

Scholarly research has shown that, overall, the traditional media

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A)   have a strong liberal bias.
B)   have a slight liberal bias.
C)   have no substantial bias.
D)   have a slight conservative bias.
E)   have a strong conservative bias.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Explain the four functions of the modern media.

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The modern media effectively perform fou...

Question 19

Which of the following does NPR serve as an example of?

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A)   the beneficial role of the "equal time" provision of the Communications Act
B)   the economic dominance of partisan network media
C)   the one true success story of public broadcasting
D)   the increasing role that entertainment stories are playing in traditional news reporting
E)   the rising power of Internet blogging and independent reportingF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Agenda-setting is an action that falls under which of the major roles played by the press?

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A)   common-carrier
B)   signaling
C)   watchdog
D)   partisan advocate
E)   news interpreterF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Exam 10: The News Media: Communicating Political Images

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