Question 1

Specific locations from which news frequently emanates are called

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A)  embassies.
B)  news houses.
C)  reporters' clubs.
D)  beats.
E)  trial balloons.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Reporters believe that exposing officeholders is an essential task of the media.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In focusing public attention on particular events,the media influence the criteria by which the public evaluates political leaders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Do the news media shape public opinion?

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Question 5

According to a Mark Hertsgaard,news management in the Reagan White House operated on each of the following principles EXCEPT

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A)  talking about the issues you want to talk about.
B)  controlling the flow of information.
C)  expanding reporters' access to the president.
D)  being repetitive with messages.
E)  staying on the offensive.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 6

People who invest their political capital in an issue are called

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A)  agenda setters.
B)  policy entrepreneurs.
C)  lobbyists.
D)  media conglomerates.
E)  trial balloons.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 7

What is the purpose of the FCC?

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A)  To prevent near monopolies of control over broadcast media
B)  To conduct periodic examinations of the goals and performance of stations as part of its licensing authority
C)  To issue a number of fair-treatment rules concerning access to the airwaves for officeholders and candidates
D)  To regulate communications via radio,television,telephone,cable,and satellite
E)  All of these are purposes of the FCC.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

In its study of 240 hours of cable news programming in 2003,the Columbia University Project for Excellence in Journalism found that

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A)  only 11 percent of the time was taken up with written and edited stories.
B)  the role of the reporter was primarily to talk extemporaneously.
C)  stories were reported frequently,usually without any important new information.
D)  coverage of the news was spotty,ignoring many important topics.
E)  All of these were found in the study.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Explain how the media determine what is news,and how it is presented to the public.How does this influence public knowledge? What are the implications for democracy?

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The media determines what is news based ...

Question 10

Gannett,Knight-Ridder,and Newhouse together represent over ______ percent of the nation's daily circulation of print media.

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A)  10
B)  3
C)  50
D)  60
E)  80F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

An intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction to that news is called a(n)

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A)  talking head.
B)  press conference.
C)  media event.
D)  trial balloon.
E)  investigative journalism event.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

The overriding bias in the news is toward stories that

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A)  include talking heads.
B)  are triangular.
C)  are liberal.
D)  draw large audiences.
E)  target specific audiences.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E) D

Question 13

Rather than shaping what Americans think,the media more likely shape what American think about.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An example of a major television network is

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A)  ABC.
B)  Knight-Ridder.
C)  Newhouse.
D)  Gannett.
E)  Associated Press.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Narrowcasting refers to politicians' exclusive use of television in communicating with constituents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Many political scientists believe that investigative journalism contributes to public cynicism and negativity about politics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Approximately 60 percent of presidential campaign spending is devoted to TV ads.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

As every new policy is met with media criticism,constraints are placed on the scope of what government can do.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 19

The average length of time that a presidential candidate was given to talk uninterrupted in 1968 was _______; in 2004 it was ________.

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A)  5 seconds; 5 seconds
B)  43 seconds,8 seconds
C)  8 minutes; 5 seconds
D)  8 minutes; 5 minutes
E)  10 minutes; 10 secondsF) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 20

Vietnam and Watergate were significant in that they further tightened the cozy relationship between politicians and reporters that had existed since the early part of the twentieth century.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Exam 7: The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Specific locations from which news frequently emanates are called

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Reporters believe that exposing officeholders is an essential task of the media.

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In focusing public attention on particular events,the media influence the criteria by which the public evaluates political leaders.

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In its study of 240 hours of cable news programming in 2003,the Columbia University Project for Excellence in Journalism found that

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Explain how the media determine what is news,and how it is presented to the public.How does this influence public knowledge? What are the implications for democracy?

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