UTA Political Science 2311 Chapter 6

10. In Red Lion Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that a radio station

C. 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.

News reported and distributed by citizens, rather than by professional journalists and for-profit news organization is called citizen journalism.

True

The process of preparing the public to take a particular view of an event or political actor is called priming.

True

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

A widely circulated story during the 2016 presidential election stating that the Pope had endorsed Donald Trump for president was a good example of

fake news

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

The fact that only 63 percent of high school graduates have broadband internet access at home while almost 90 percent of college graduates do is an example of

the "digital divide"

In the United States, freedom of the press is protected by

the First Amendment of the Constitution

Which of the following is NOT a reason why many Americans appear to prefer online news?

the accuracy and objectivity compared to traditional media outlets

Which of the following news sources reaches the MOST Americans?

television

Low-level officials who hope to publicize what they view as their bosses or government's improper activities are usually called

"whistle-blowers"

Large media conglomerates, such as the Hearst, McClatchy, and Gannett corporations, own approximately _____ percent of daily newspapers.

75

6. Media's powers to bring public attention to a particular issue or problem is know as

A. agenda-setting

2. More than three-fourths of daily print newspapers are owned by

A. large media conglomerates.

8. "Adversarial journalism" refers to

C. an aggressive form of journalism that attempts to expose and antagonize the status quo.

9. In general, FCC regulations apply only to

C. over-the-air broadcast media.

_____ is the power the media have to shape what issues Americans think about and _____ is the power the media have to influence how Americans think about those issues.

Agenda-setting; framing

1. Public broadcasting outlets that receive government funding through license fees, subsidies, or tax dollars

B. account for less than 5 percent of media market share in the United States

3. Digital citizenship requires

B. high-speed internet access and the technical and literacy skills to evaluate and use information online

7. Most leaks originate with

B. senior government officials, prominent politicians, and political activists

11. The now-defunct requirement that broadcasters provide time for opposing views when they air programs on controversial issues was called

B. the fairness doctrine

4. The fact that almost 90 percent of college graduates have home broad-band access but only 63 percent of high school graduates do is an example of

D. the "digital divide."

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason that many Americans appear to prefer online news?

D. the accuracy and objectivity compared to traditional media outlets

Which agency regulates broadcast media?

Federal Communications Commission

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 boradcast

digital citizen

a daily internet user with high-speed home internet access and the technology and literacy skills to go online for employment, new, politics, entertainment, commerce, and other activities

Reporting in which the media adopt a skeptical or even hostile posture toward the government and public officials is referred to as

adversarial journalism

If public concern and interest in data security issues increased after a number of television and newspaper stories about "hacking," it would be an example of the media's

agenda-setting power

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

News produced by individuals and organizations who are not employed as professional journalists is called

citizen journalism

Individuals with home high-speed internet access and the technology and literacy skills to use it are called

digital citizens

citizen journalism

news reported and distributed by citizens, rather than by professional journalists and for-profit new organizations

niche journalism

news reporting devoted to ta targeted portion (subset) of a journalism market sector or for a portion of readers or viewers based on content or ideological presentation

What is niche journalism?

news reporting targeted for a demographic of readers based on content or ideological presentation

Which of the following requires an FCC license in order to legally broadcast in the United States?

over-the-air television stations

priming

process of preparing the public to take a particular view of an event or political actor

"Public broadcasting" refers to any television, radio, and digital media that

receive funding from the public through license fees, subsidies, or tax dollars

The tendency to focus news coverage on only one aspect of an event or issue, avoiding coverage of other aspects is called

selection bias

The requirement that broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public is called the

the equal time rule

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