Ch. 8 Questions

Radio quiz shows and comedy shows were most popular in the ________.

1990s

In which circumstance would the courts find libel?

A reporter uses a source that incorrectly states a celebrity is using drugs.

According to research, why might a woman decide not to run for office?

She fears the media will criticize her family

Television news became a regular feature during ________ due to the public's demand for ________ to explain current events.

Vietnam War; charts and tables

Which of the following is an example of episodic framing?

a story detailing arguments against needle exchange programs

A local station that broadcasts national network programming is called a(an) ________ station.

affiliate

When acting as an agenda setter, the media ________.

decides which issues deserve public attention

Muckraking occurs when newspapers ________.

investigate problems in government and business

The Supreme Court determined that the right of the press to print classified material ________.

is partial, and the press may print classified material only if it does not compromise troops or covert operatives

Which of the following is a reasonable exception to the Freedom of Information Act?

medical records for government employees

Cable programming is often ________.

national

Media coverage of a race tends to ________.

overrepresent African Americans as poor

A conglomerate is a corporation that

owns many businesses and media networks

The Federal Communications Commission oversees the programming of which entities?

television, radio, satellite, and cable

Newspapers during the Revolutionary War period tended to ________.

unite the colonists and provide information about the British