Chapter 6 Practice Quiz
the accuracy and objectivity compared to traditional media outlets
Which of the following is not a reason that many Americans appear to prefer online news?
news aggregator
an application or feed that collects web content such as news headlines, blogs, podcasts, online videos, and more in one location for easy viewing
media
print and digital forms of communication, including television, newspapers, radio, and the internet, intended to convey information to large audiences
broadcast media
television, radio, or other media that transmit audio and/or video content to the public
an aggressive form of journalism that attempts to expose and antagonize the status quo.
Adversarial journalism refers to
high-speed internet access and the technical and literacy skills to evaluate and use information online.
Digital citizenship requires
was required to provide a liberal author with an opportunity to respond to a personal attack broadcast by one of the station's conservative commentators.
In Red Lion Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that a radio station
over-the-air broadcast media.
In general, FCC regulations apply only to
agenda-setting.
Media's powers to bring public attention to a particular issue or problem is known as
large media conglomerates.
More than three-fourths of daily print newspapers are owned by
senior government officials, prominent politicians, and political activists.
Most leaks originate with
account for less than 5 percent of media market share in the United States.
Public broadcasting outlets that receive government funding through license fees, subsidies, or tax dollars
the "digital divide."
The fact that almost 90 percent of college graduates have home broadband access but only 63 percent of high school graduates do is an example of
the fairness doctrine
The now-defunct requirement that broadcasters provide time for opposing views when they air programs on controversial issues was called
right of rebuttal
a Federal Communications Commission regulation giving individuals the right to have the opportunity to respond to personal attacks made on a radio or television broadcast
digital citizen
a daily internet user with high-speed home internet access and the technology and literacy skills to go online for employment, news, politics, entertainment, commerce, and other activities
penny press
cheap, tabloid-style newspaper produced in the nineteenth century, when mass production of inexpensive newspapers first became possible due to the steam-powered printing press; a penny press newspaper cost one cent compared with other papers, which cost more than five cents
citizen journalism
news reported and distributed by citizens, rather than by professional journalists and for-profit news organizations
niche journalism
news reporting devoted to a targeted portion (subset) of a journalism market sector or for a portion of readers or viewers based on content or ideological presentation
priming
process of preparing the public to take a particular view of an event or political actor
digital divide
the gap in access to the internet among demographic groups based on education, income, age, geographic location, and race/ethnicity
agenda-setting
the power of the media to bring public attention to particular issues and problems
framing
the power of the media to influence how events and issues are interpreted
equal time rule
the requirement that broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public
selection bias
the tendency to focus news coverage on only one aspect of an event or issue, avoiding coverage of other aspects
social media
web-based and mobile-based technologies that are used to turn communication into interactive dialogue between organizations, communities, and individuals; social media technologies take on many different forms including blogs, Wikis, podcasts, pictures, video, Facebook, and Twitter
