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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?
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