Question 1

The proliferation of news sources in recent years has

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A)   discouraged polarization because people can now access a wider array of viewpoints than before.
B)   encouraged polarization because many media outlets seek to position themselves within a discrete ideological or partisan niche rather than maintain a middle-of-the-road stance.
C)   discouraged polarization because it has eliminated selection bias by journalists.
D)   encouraged polarization because it has led to the death of adversarial journalism.
E)   had no effect whatsoever on polarization because most Americans are not influenced by media coverage.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 2

The most important selection bias in news is the ________.

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

Question 3

The Fairness Doctrine required that

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A)   all network news reports be balanced and fair-minded or they would be labeled editorials.
B)   broadcasters who aired controversial issues provide time for opposing viewpoints.
C)   all regulated newspapers establish a section of the editorial page for letters from readers.
D)   all radio stations present at least five minutes of news an hour.
E)   all broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office with equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 4

________ is generally regarded as a conservative news broadcasting service.

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A)   ABC Nightly News
B)   60 Minutes
C)   Fox News
D)   CNN
E)   PBSF) B) and E)
G) A) and E) C

Question 5

Which of the following news sources reaches the most Americans?

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A)   radio
B)   television
C)   the Internet
D)   newspapers
E)   magazinesF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Daily Internet users who participate in society and politics through online activities are called ________.

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A)   2.0 participators
B)   online activists
C)   Internet junkies
D)   digital citizens
E)   web entrepreneursF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

The press release was created

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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 Dwight Eisenhower following World War II.
E)   by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 8

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

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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 shows
E)   the growing popularity of newspapers as a source of newsF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 9

The fact that journalists referred to the Obama administration's health care initiative as "reform" instead of as "health care rationing" is an example of the media's power of ________.

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A)   agenda setting
B)   framing
C)   sound bites
D)   news enclaves
E)   adversarial journalismF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Brief quotes and short characterizations of the day's events in news coverage are called ________.

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A)   précis
B)   spin
C)   sound bites
D)   news nuggets
E)   catchphrasesF) C) and E)
G) A) and B) C

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a national newspaper?

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A)   Wall Street Journal
B)   Christian Science Monitor
C)   Time
D)   USA Today
E)   New York TimesF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Despite a plethora of freedoms, journalists must still adhere to some federal laws. How do government officials regulate the media? Describe some of the different regulations that are placed upon the media. What are the goals of different regulatory techniques? To what extent are they effective? Which forms of news are the least regulated? How have government officials attempted to regulate the Internet?

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Question 13

In 1985, the federal government stopped enforcing the ________, arguing that it was no longer necessary due to the increasing number of television and radio stations.

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A)   Fairness Doctrine
B)   right of rebuttal
C)   equal time rule
D)   Children's Programming Act of 1966
E)   Communications Decency ActF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

If a television station sold commercial time to a Republican candidate for governor but refused to sell time to the Democratic candidate for governor, this station would be violating the ________.

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A)   Telecommunications Act of 1996
B)   Fairness Doctrine
C)   equal time rule
D)   right of rebuttal
E)   Communications Decency ActF) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 15

The penny press

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A)   was created in the nineteenth century.
B)   facilitated widespread literacy.
C)   both a and b
D)   was created in the twentieth century.
E)   led to the demise of newspapers.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 16

About ________ percent of Americans use Twitter for politics.

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A)   5-7
B)   16-18
C)   32-33
D)   50-51
E)   60-63F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

Which of the following is regulated by the federal government?

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A)   newspapers
B)   television
C)   magazines
D)   the Internet
E)   satellite radioF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

The media can set the political agenda in the United States by

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A)   identifying an issue as a problem that must be solved.
B)   endorsing a particular political candidate.
C)   accepting advertising only from businesses that are identified as being ideologically "correct."
D)   maintaining a strictly nonpartisan approach to news reporting.
E)   refusing to follow government regulations regarding the content of news broadcasts.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E) A

Question 19

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

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A)   right of rebuttal
B)   equal time rule
C)   Fairness Doctrine
D)   diversity in media doctrine
E)   agenda-setting provisionF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

The Pentagon Papers were released as a result of

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A)   President Nixon's repudiation of the Johnson administration's strategy in Vietnam.
B)   investigations led by Washington Post reporters in 1972.
C)   a leak by a minor Defense Department staffer.
D)   an accident in which some of the papers were left on a Washington, D.C., subway.
E)   a Freedom of Information Act request by the American Civil Liberties Union.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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