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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The concern of the press is with the dra...

Question 2

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) B) and E)

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

Question 5

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 6

The term "framing" is used to describe

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

Question 7

The FCC's equal time requirement

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A)  includes the print media.
B)  prohibits broadcasters from selling or giving time to political candidates and denying it to their opponents.
C)  requires broadcasters to give equal time to the two major political parties.
D)  requires broadcasters to give equal time to news programming and to commercial advertising.
E)  requires broadcasters to give equal time to third parties as well as the Democrats and Republicans.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Yellow journalism contributed to public support for the

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A)  Spanish-American War.
B)  Civil War.
C)  War of 1812.
D)  Mexican War of 1848.
E)  American Revolution.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

The Gazette of the United States was founded to promote the policies of President

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A)  Warren Harding.
B)  Grover Cleveland.
C)  William Henry Harrison.
D)  James Madison.
E)  George Washington.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

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