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What are the purposes of political blogs?

Blogs allow you to share your opinions with those who disagree with your perspectives

Blogs allow you to communicate your views with like-minded people.

Which of the following media forums is the most dominant entertainment and socialization medium for young children?

Television

Match the statements accordingly:

Many studies conducted by various political scientists: refute the idea that journalists' personal viewpoints affect the content of the news in a liberal way.

Many conservatives point to studies indicating that a majority of newsroom reporters: identify themselves as liberal or Democrat in nature.

The media's ___ - way relationship with the public means that citizens are afforded greater opportunities to use their public voice to influence government and the policies it creates.

two

Which of the following are changes that occurred as the internet evolves?

The sophistication of Web content

The bandwidth or amount of data that can travel through a network in a given time period.

Which of the following resulted from the expansion of internet technology on presidential campaigns and administrations?

It has made it more difficult for the campaign or administration to manage the news about their own political organization.

How does the media's empowering information impact how the average viewer perceives political events?

Media coverage frequently serves as the foundation for beliefs.

Which of the following best describes the mass media?

The help us interpret events and developments

They provide us with information about politics

Which figures reflect the societal changes in modern newsrooms?

More than 1/3 of all newsroom supervisors are women.

About 2/5 of all layout and copy editors are women.

Which of the following terms represents news shows that combine entertainment and news?

Infotainment

Which term fits best with each scenario?

Public Agenda: In the 2008 presidential campaign, the media focused on health care reform as a primary public issue that demands attention of all government officials.

Framing: In the 2008 presidential campaign, the media initially covered the race for the Democratic nomination by accentuating the gender of Senator Clinton

Priming: The media influence the setting of the public agenda by using their coverage to bring particular policies on issues to the public agenda.

Identify all of the following media forums in which conversations can take place about politics.

Internet
Television
Radio

What term refers to the merging of various forms of media (such as newspapers, television stations, radio networks, and blogs) under one corporate roof with one set of business and editorial leaders?

Convergence

Match the statistics with the correct survey findings

45%: Thought the news media were too liberal

35%: thought the media were "just about right" ideologically

15%: believed the news media were too conservative

A majority of those working in the media industry are _____.

men

What are the claims that media critics are making today about both print and electronic media?

The exhibit bias in their reporting

They favor one side of an issue (or one politician) over another.

They exhibit bias in their selection of what issues to cover.

Which of the following media are subject to government regulation?

Television

Radio

Which medium has a prominent role in providing a lively forum for conversations about politics?

Internet

Which of the following resulted from the Mubasher FM talk radio show in Saudi Arabia?

King Abdullah viewed the program as a useful tool for gauging public opinion.

Which of the following resulted from criticisms brought forth by Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle?

Food and Drug Administration

Pure Food Act

Drug Act

Historically, which of the following was a notable exception to the one-way flow of media information to the consumer?

A letter to the editor

Match the following practices:

Narrowcasting: The practice of aiming media content at specific segments of the public

Media segmentationL The breaking down of the media according to the specific audiences they target

What are the fundamental liberties that are ensured in the Bill of Rights that favor Internet deregulation?

freedom of press

freedom of speech

Critics typically argue that the media has a ____ bias.

liberal

How have these types of media altered and impacted politics and government?

Internet: Provides forum for debate and quick access to information

Television: affects everything from how campaigns for office are conducted to how candidates look and dress

Talk radio: provides a forum for political discourse that is open to participation by virtually everyone.

Which of the following has been facilitated by the rise of news Web sites and other sites that hose blogs and forums?

Civic participation

At the turn of the twentieth century, which term referred to journalists' criticism and explications of corruption in government and industry?

Muckraking

Which of the following are the best examples of infotainment?

The Colbert Report

The Daily Show

According to Communications scholar Hward Rheingold, the digital media can be a key avenue young people can use their ___ voice to consume and share information.

public

How was news information disseminated or circulated when all information flowed from the media?

radio news

political leaflets

television programs

Which of the following best describes the modern media of the twenty-first century?

They are inundating

Which of the following key political functions do media perform?

disseminate information

provide a forum for political conversations

help to interpret matters of public interest and set the national policy agenda

Which of the following does media coverage influence by prioritizing issues for both the public and the government?

Public policy making

which of the following best describes civic discourse?

Sharing viewpoints and articulating personal positions on public issues

Which of the following best describe President Franklin D. Roosevelt's methods of communicating with his constituents on the radio?

He was a master communicator who cultivated a personal relationship with his listeners

He used fireside chats when he addressed his listeners

which of the following resulted from the internet's influence on politics?

It changed aspects of fund-raising

It changed voter mobilization

It changed candidacy announcements

It changed how political campaigns are conducted.

which of the following media sources are used as the primary sources of information for most individuals?

electronic media

television media

Which term refers to the irresponsible and sensationalist approach to news reporting?

yellow journalism

what key problems does the internet pose for politics?

The internet contains too much misinformation

The internet poses a host of unknown potentialities.

The internet has led to the decline in civility in political discourse.

Which element of political communication has the internet enhanced where other media outlets had little impact?

Conversations among activists and those passionate about politics

Which of the following refers to the requirement that stations provide equal time to all parties regarding important public issues and equal access to airtime to all candidates for public office?

Fairness doctrine

Which news format features conversations and interviews about topics of interest, along with call-ins from listeners.

Talk radio

which of the following resulted from the explosion of the new media?

consolidation of the newspaper industry

a steady decline in newspaper readership

a dramatic decrease in the number of daily newspapers

Which of the following functions do news media perform?

provide political information

socialize children to the political culture

provide a forum for political conversations

which one of the following media has made politics more participative?

Internet

True-False: The media carries little influence in shaping the American political context and public policy.

False

what are the duties of the Federal Communications Commission?

Regulating TV stations

regulating radio

controlling TV and radio owndership

Which of the following typified families who could not afford a radio?

They would often spend evenings at the homes of friends or neighbors who owned radios.

Around what year has new technology flourishing, thus making it possible for newspapers to sell for a penny?

1830

Historically, the "power of the pen" in newspapers to arouse public opinion was triggered and initiated in which era?

Pre-Revolutionary

Which of the following notable publishers practiced yellow journalism?

William Randolph Hearst

Joesph Pulitzer

What are some of the consequences of the increasing influx of individuals using the Internet as a source of news?

Newspaper subscriptions declined

The news cycle is shorter

Nielsen TV ratings declined

The blog's rise as a tool of grassroots organizing and Net-centered political efforts on behalf of candidates and causes has given birth to which term?

Netroots

Which of these resulted from the 1996 Telecommunication Act?

New Options were presented to consumers about local and long-distance telephone service, internet access, and cable and satellite television.

Large conglomerates have been allowed to gain more control of the media

Competition was allowed in the communications industry

Which of the following have revolutionized civic discourse on the internet?

weblogs

vblogs

Which of the following were results of the radio revolution?

Radio enhanced the relationship between politicians and their constituents, as it allowed listeners to hear the voices of their elected leaders.

Which of the following did all major presidential candidates assign to their campaign teams by the 2008 election?

Web site designers

blog managers

Internet campaign managers

News papers and television stations rely on____ for their revenues, which motivates them to use neutrality as a guiding principle to attract the largest number of readers or viewers.

Advertisers

Which of the following is an accurate description of the internet of the United States?

Sites may operate freely throughout the world without fear of the government interference.

What process refers to the media interpreting matters of public interest and related policies?

Framing

what is the critics' opinion on how broadband giants would be able to use their market power to control information or to favor certain clients online?

Critics charge that congressional passage of legislation supporting the service providers would destroy the neutrality and openness of the Internet.

how do the media exert an impact on government policy making?

by creating popular support or disapproval for government policies

which of the following considered common media biases?

Ideological bias

content bias

what is the reason behind network television's decline in viewership?

There are more choices and channel options

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