Question 1

One of the reasons the reporting of national news is relatively uniform among news sources is that

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A)  the government dictates much of what is reported.
B)  there are only a few important events each day that merit news coverage.
C)  a small number of news organizations and news services generate most of the news.
D)  reporters are not given much freedom by their editors.
E)  journalists have a tendency to be fairly lazy.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

Which institution receives the most news coverage from the national press?

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A)  the presidency
B)  U.S.House of Representatives
C)  U.S.Senate
D)  U.S.Supreme Court
E)  the federal bureaucracyF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

In comparison with today's newspapers,early American newspapers

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A)  were written by hand.
B)  were so inexpensive that nearly everyone read a daily paper.
C)  could not have survived without political party support.
D)  were more widely read.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

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 these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The "long tail" is a phenomenon related to

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A)  the partisan flavor of talk shows.
B)  the degree of editorializing by broadcast news.
C)  the rate of Internet news readership.
D)  the increase in the age gap of news readership
E)  the partisan nature of Internet news.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The yellow journalism of the late nineteenth century was characterized by

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A)  the use of the telegraph.
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) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

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) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Explain the four roles of the modern media.

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Question 9

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) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

On both radio and television,most successful partisan talk shows

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A)  have been hosted by liberals.
B)  have been hosted by nonpartisan journalists.
C)  have been hosted by conservatives.
D)  have been hosted by teams of journalists holding multiple partisan viewpoints.
E)  have had no discernible political bias.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Historically,the American press has shifted from

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A)  a political to a journalistic orientation.
B)  objectivity to subjectivity.
C)  a journalistic to a political orientation.
D)  partisan to very partisan.
E)  negative to positive.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

The Communications Act

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A)  imposed on broadcasters an "equal time" restriction that prevented preference for some political candidates over others.
B)  dismantled the Federal Communications Commission.
C)  freed broadcasters from the "equal time" restriction that prevented preference for some political candidates over others.
D)  imposed on newspapers and print media an "equal time" restriction that prevented preference for some political candidates over others.
E)  freed newspapers and print media from the "equal time" restriction that prevented preference for some political candidates over others.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

Most successful Internet blogs

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A)  have a conservative bias.
B)  have bolstered the strength of traditional newspapers by drawing on their stories as sources for material they post online.
C)  have achieved the same kind of reporting access to government leadership that the major news outlets have traditionally had.
D)  are beginning to mimic the impartiality and objective journalistic standards of the major media outlets.
E)  have a liberal bias.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 14

During what decade did the American news audience change from a growing to a shrinking one?

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A)  the 1960s
B)  the 1980s
C)  the 1990s
D)  the 1970s
E)  The audience has not yet begun to shrink.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  Objective journalism is based on communication of facts and fairness.
B)  Yellow journalism attempts to describe what is taking place or has occurred.
C)  The New York Post is the bulletin board of major newspapers.
D)  Objective journalism is based on communication of facts and fairness,while yellow journalism attempts to describe what is taking place or has occurred.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 16

In contrast with European news media,American news media 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) All of the above

Question 17

On-the-scene coverage of a natural disaster is an example of the press's role of

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A)  watchdog.
B)  signaler.
C)  partisan advocate.
D)  common-carrier.
E)  interpreter.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

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.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 19

One special contribution of Internet-based news is that it

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A)  provides the ordinary citizen with an opportunity to be part of the news system.
B)  provides much faster reporting.
C)  offers more unbiased reporting.
D)  prevents rampant editorializing.
E)  is more accessible by a larger audience than television or radio news reporting.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

What development brought about a dramatic reduction in television's capacity to generate an interest in news?

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A)  an increase in newspaper circulation
B)  the loss of objective journalistic standards
C)  the rapid spread of cable
D)  the rise of Internet news consumption
E)  a drop in education levels in the United StatesF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 16: The News Media and the Internet: Communicating Politics

One of the reasons the reporting of national news is relatively uniform among news sources is that

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During what decade did the American news audience change from a growing to a shrinking one?

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Which institution receives the most news coverage from the national press?

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

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Historically,the American press has shifted from

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The media perform the signaling role by

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In comparison with today's newspapers,early American newspapers

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The yellow journalism of the late nineteenth century was characterized by

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

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On both radio and television,most successful partisan talk shows

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Most successful Internet blogs

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