Question 1

During the nineteenth century, newspapers were controlled by ________.

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A)   Wall Street
B)   political parties
C)   churches and other religious groups
D)   the federal governmentE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

"Filter bubbles" appear when

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A)   news aggregation sites include content from a wide variety of sources and give no preference to American media organizations.
B)   search engines automatically screen out information that might challenge or broaden a person's worldview.
C)   journalists choose to cover only those stories that are acceptable to advertisers.
D)   people intentionally expose themselves to perspectives that challenge what they already believe to be true about the political world.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following news sources reaches the most Americans?

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A)   radio
B)   television
C)   the Internet
D)   newspapersE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

A majority of newspaper reporters identify themselves as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   liberal
B)   conservative
C)   anarchist
D)   nonpoliticalE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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A)   was established in 1949 by President Harry Truman.
B)   licenses radio but not television stations.
C)   bans explicit sexual and excretory references on airwaves during certain hours of the day.
D)   does not regulate newspapers.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Evaluate the three types of traditional (i.e., nondigital) news sources in the United States. What are some of the distinct characteristics of each medium? How do the sources differ from each other in terms of the ways in which they disseminate news as well as the audiences they reach?

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Question 7

Advertising revenue at print newspapers is ________ what it was in 2005.

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A)   roughly equal to
B)   one-tenth
C)   half
D)   more than doubleE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

The press release was created

Accepted Answer

A)   during the administration of James Monroe in the 1810s.
B)   in the early twentieth century by a public relations firm working for a railroad.
C)   by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933.
D)   by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The fact that only 63 percent of high school graduates have broadband Internet access at home, while almost 90 percent of college graduates do is an example of

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A)   the filter bubble.
B)   collegiate privilege.
C)   the digital divide.
D)   the education dividend.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 10

In the American media, there has been a recent trend toward

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A)   homogenization of national news, as conglomerates have come to own a larger percentage of media outlets.
B)   homogenization of national news because the Telecommunications Act of 1996 required print media outlets to follow the Fairness Doctrine.
C)   diversification of national news, as conglomerates have come to own a smaller percentage of media outlets.
D)   diversification of national news because the Telecommunications Act of 1996 required print media outlets to follow the Fairness Doctrine.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Facebook has more than ________ users worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A)   100 million
B)   500 million
C)   1 billion
D)   3 billionE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

The ________ provides candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to communicate their messages.

Accepted Answer

A)   Equal Time Rule
B)   Fairness Doctrine
C)   Diversity in Media Doctrine
D)   agenda-setting provisionE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Edward Snowden is most known for

Accepted Answer

A)   creating and maintaining the WikiLeaks site.
B)   leaking the Pentagon Papers to the press.
C)   leaking the material that revealed widespread global surveillance programs by the U.S. government and major telecommunication companies.
D)   leaking information about the Iraq War to the press while serving as Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The most important selection bias in news is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ideology of the journalists
B)   audience appeal of a story
C)   economic interests of the media's owners
D)   approval of government regulatorsE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Google News and Real Clear Politics are good examples of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   nonprofit journalism
B)   the penny press
C)   news aggregators
D)   niche journalismE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The number of radio stations in the United States has grown from ________ in 1990 to more than ________ today.

Accepted Answer

A)   100; 250
B)   200; 300
C)   300; 1,000
D)   400; 2,000E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following statements about newspapers is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Newspapers are the primary source of news for most Americans.
B)   Political, social, and economic elites rely very little on newspapers.
C)   As a result of serious financial losses, newspapers have had to make dramatic cutbacks in recent years.
D)   Newspapers tend to provide less complete coverage of political events than other media.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

The content and character of news programming can have far-reaching political consequences. Discuss three kinds of media effects and give a detailed example of each. Is there any bias in the kind of issues media chooses to report? Explain.

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Question 19

What has helped accelerate the trend toward less variety in national news in the past decade?

Accepted Answer

A)   the rise of the Internet as a major source of news reporting
B)   the growing level of government censorship and restrictions on the media
C)   the corporate consolidation of news media into a small number of conglomerates
D)   the increasing popularity of AM radio talk showsE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

When did newspapers become financially independent?

Accepted Answer

A)   in the early nineteenth century
B)   at the turn of the twentieth century
C)   in the 1960s
D)   in the 1990sE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 7: The Media

When did newspapers become financially independent?

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The ________ provides candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to communicate their messages.

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The fact that only 63 percent of high school graduates have broadband Internet access at home, while almost 90 percent of college graduates do is an example of

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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In the American media, there has been a recent trend toward

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Edward Snowden is most known for

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The content and character of news programming can have far-reaching political consequences. Discuss three kinds of media effects and give a detailed example of each. Is there any bias in the kind of issues media chooses to report? Explain.

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Which of the following statements about newspapers is accurate?

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The most important selection bias in news is the ________.

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The press release was created

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"Filter bubbles" appear when

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Advertising revenue at print newspapers is ________ what it was in 2005.

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Evaluate the three types of traditional (i.e., nondigital) news sources in the United States. What are some of the distinct characteristics of each medium? How do the sources differ from each other in terms of the ways in which they disseminate news as well as the audiences they reach?

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What has helped accelerate the trend toward less variety in national news in the past decade?

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A majority of newspaper reporters identify themselves as ________.

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Google News and Real Clear Politics are good examples of ________.

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Which of the following news sources reaches the most Americans?

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The number of radio stations in the United States has grown from ________ in 1990 to more than ________ today.

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Facebook has more than ________ users worldwide.

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