Question 1

How do the motivations of the press differ and often lead to a greater coverage of crime stories than the political process or world events?

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Question 2

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) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

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 B)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

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 E)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

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.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 6

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) C) and D)

Question 7

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) None of the above

Question 8

At which of the following times did the American media step back from their watchdog role?

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A)   after the Korean War
B)   during the Vietnam War
C)   after the September 11th terrorist attacks
D)   at the height of the Iraq War
E)   during Obama's proposed elevation of the Afghanistan WarF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 9

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

Question 10

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) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is one of the two major advantages of journalists in covering the political game and strategic aspects of news instead of the policy frame?

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A)   Government leaders are more interested in portraying their political views than their policy accomplishments.
B)   Government leaders give journalists less access to the policy sphere.
C)   The reporting of policy positions is too simplified.
D)   The political game is a constant source of fresh material.
E)   The reporting of policy is less readily adaptable to editorial pages.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

During what decade did the American network 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 B)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

Which of the following broadcast news sources has seen its audience grow?

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A)   ABC
B)   CBS
C)   NBC
D)   NPR
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

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

Question 15

CNN and MSNBC have 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)   installing talk-show hosts with partisan or hard-edged appeals.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

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 making them the most salient part of the communication, thereby conveying a particular interpretation of a situation.
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) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

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) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

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) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 19

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

Question 20

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 these answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Exam 10: The News Media: Communicating Political Images

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At which of the following times did the American media step back from their watchdog role?

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

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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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