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