Question 1

Which of the following is a characteristic of the "inattentive audience"?

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A)  greater susceptibility to disinformation
B)  greater resistance to partisan messages
C)  an accurate but shallow understanding of politics
D)  a preference for objective journalism
E)  a desire to only consume news through social mediaF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 2

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

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One reason for the relative uniformity o...

Question 3

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

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A)  News consumption has been growing in young adults as a result of higher Internet use.
B)  News consumption has declined in all age groups except for those 60 and older.
C)  Older adults are more likely than younger adults to get their news from the Internet.
D)  The average cable news viewer is older than 50.
E)  Adults under 30 are more likely to consumer news through the internet than those over 50.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 4

MSNBC responded to Fox's ratings success by

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A)  reducing the number of talk shows in their line-up.
B)  increasing the number of talk shows hosted by liberals.
C)  attempting to lure audiences by focusing on their unbiased news reporting.
D)  installing talk-show hosts with nonpartisan appeal.
E)  recasting themselves as the liberal alternative to Fox.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Scholarly research has shown that,overall,the traditional media

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A)  have a strong liberal bias.
B)  have a moderate liberal bias.
C)  may have a slight liberal bias,and it depends on the outlet.
D)  have a slight conservative bias.
E)  have a strong conservative bias.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

How do the motivations of the press often lead to more coverage of dramatic or high-conflict stories than less "exciting" news?

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The press is motivated to produce news t...

Question 7

The term framing is used to describe the

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A)  media's ability to influence what is on people's minds.
B)  process of selecting certain aspects of reality and then crafting news stories around those aspects.
C)  media's obligation to convey a uniform and standard interpretation of a situation.
D)  nature of media reporting when objectivity has weakened and the system has tilted in favor of yellow journalism.
E)  primary right of the media that is protected by the First Amendment.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

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

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The development of the broadcast media b...

Question 9

The yellow journalism of the late 19th 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) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 10

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) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

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

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A)  radio
B)  telegraph
C)  broadcast TV
D)  cable TV
E)  power-driven printing pressesF) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 12

One special contribution of Internet-based news is that it

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A)  has expanded freedom of the press to a larger number of Americans.
B)  provides slower,more deliberative reporting.
C)  offers more unbiased reporting.
D)  prevents rampant editorializing.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following is associated with people's exposure to partisan news outlets?

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A)  misunderstanding of their own party's philosophy
B)  greater political interest and engagement
C)  gaining a more nuanced view of opposing political opinions
D)  the formation of less extreme political opinions
E)  a lower level of news consumptionF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

Of the following,the news media are most likely to focus on

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A)  events that are timely.
B)  events that affect small numbers of people.
C)  events that occur in other countries.
D)  events experienced by ordinary citizens.
E)  complex events that are difficult to report.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

One consequence of today's high-choice media system is

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A)  that individuals are more informed.
B)  a narrowing in the information divide.
C)  that individual choice is actually more limited.
D)  an increase in the number of people who use partisan outlets as their primary news source.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Presidential candidates in the 1960s,compared with today,

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A)  received more negative coverage.
B)  were largely ignored by the media.
C)  were hounded by the media incessantly.
D)  had longer sound bites,on average,in broadcast television newscasts.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Explain the four functions of the modern media.

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The modern media effectively perform fou...

Question 18

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)  many outlets take their news from a single source,the Associated Press.
D)  reporters are not given much freedom by their editors.
E)  modern journalists have become fairly lazy and use mostly wire reports to create news copy for the network newscasts.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

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

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A)  report the facts and present both 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 E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

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

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

Exam 10: The News Media: Communicating Political Images

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