Question 1

Early American newspapers

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A)  were written and copied 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 than today's papers.
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

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 interpreter B

Question 3

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 little to no effect because it lacks the objective standards of traditional media outlets.

Question 4

Which region of the country overall has the LOWEST connectivity to the Internet?

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A)  West Coast
B)  Northeast
C)  Midwest
D)  South
E)  Plains states

Question 5

The reason the news product is designed to fascinate as well as to inform is

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A)  that news organizations are fundamentally businesses and must obtain revenue to survive.
B)  of the high level of illiteracy.
C)  that the print media wish to emulate the broadcast media.
D)  of the need to compete with Hollywood productions.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

Staunch conservatives are most likely to pay regular attention to

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A)  MSNBC.
B)  NPR.
C)  The Daily Show.
D)  Rush Limbaugh.
E)  Fox News.

Question 7

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 bureaucracy A

Question 8

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.

Question 9

The FCC's requirement for radio stations relating to equal airtime

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A)  included the print media.
B)  prohibited broadcasters from selling or giving time to political candidates without offering the same to their opponents.
C)  required broadcasters to air equal amounts of programming that supported both major political parties.
D)  required broadcasters to give equal time to news programming and commercial advertising.
E)  required broadcasters to give equal time to third parties as well as the Democrats and Republicans in debates.

Question 10

The FCC restriction requiring broadcasters to "afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views of public importance" was known as the

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A)  "Equal Time" rule.
B)  objective-reporting model.
C)  signaling function.
D)  common-carrier function.
E)  Fairness Doctrine.

Question 11

Which of the following statements has been shown by scholarly research to be true?

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A)  Network journalists have a very substantial liberal bias.
B)  Network journalists have a very substantial conservative bias.
C)  Network journalists have a clear Republican bias.
D)  Network journalists have a clear Democratic bias.
E)  Network journalists tend to be negative.

Question 12

The federal government's licensing of broadcasting was 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 would stop criticizing governmental officials.

Question 13

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.

Question 14

Partisan talk radio got its start

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A)  after the abolition of the Fairness Doctrine.
B)  on the day of Rush Limbaugh's first broadcast.
C)  after cable television led the way.
D)  in the early 1990s after the election of Democrat Bill Clinton.
E)  during the late 1930s.

Question 15

Yellow journalism contributed most notably to public support for the

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A)  Spanish-American War.
B)  Civil War.
C)  War of 1812.
D)  Mexican War of 1848.
E)  American Revolution.

Question 16

Identify the term partisan press.Why was the partisan press superseded by the objective press?

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Question 17

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 TV
D)  the rise of Internet news consumption
E)  a drop in education levels in the United States

Question 18

Which of the following would be an example of priming in action?

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A)  The evening news centers its coverage of a major city around violent crimes each night.
B)  A news viewer expects violent crime to escalate because the evening news starts with a violent crime each night.
C)  The evening news replays sound bites from local politicians each night on the evening news.
D)  The evening news regularly characterizes Democrats as soft on crime.
E)  The evening news consistently covers natural disasters and crimes and does little reporting on political developments. B

Question 19

During the early 20th century,which newspaper developed a reputation as the country's best newspaper?

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A)  Washington Times
B)  Miami Herald
C)  Los Angeles Times
D)  New York Times
E)  Chicago Tribune

Question 20

The news provides a refracted version of reality because it

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A)  emphasizes dramatic and compelling news stories.
B)  is biased in favor of a Republican viewpoint.
C)  is biased in favor of a Democratic viewpoint.
D)  is biased in favor of a liberal perspective.
E)  is biased in favor of a conservative perspective.

Exam 10: The News Media: Communicating Political Images

Early American newspapers

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

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Which region of the country overall has the LOWEST connectivity to the Internet?

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The reason the news product is designed to fascinate as well as to inform is

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Staunch conservatives are most likely to pay regular attention to

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

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

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The FCC's requirement for radio stations relating to equal airtime

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The FCC restriction requiring broadcasters to "afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views of public importance" was known as the

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Which of the following statements has been shown by scholarly research to be true?

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

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Historically,the American press has shifted from

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Identify the term partisan press.Why was the partisan press superseded by the objective press?

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

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