Chapter 7

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 ________ power

agenda-setting

If a television station sold commercial time to a Republican candidate for governor but refused to sell time to the Democratic candidate for governor, this station would be in violation of the

equal time rule

Social media usage tends to

exaggerate partisan polarization among the mass public because people pick their own friend networks and can avoid disagreeable ideas

The traditional news media aim to provide objective reporting on current events by

excluding the personal views of reporters or editors from their coverage

A widely circulated story that the pope endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2016 was a good example of

fake news

Besides their ideological biases, journalists also exhibit selection biases in favor of news stories they view as

having a great deal of dramatic or entertainment value

According to political scientist Jonathan Ladd, trust in the mainstream media has declined over the last 50 years as a result of

increased competition in party politics and journalism

Edward Snowden is MOST known for

leaking the material that revealed widespread global surveillance programs by the U.S. government and major telecommunication companies

Facebook has more than ________ users worldwide

2.2 billion

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

75

The Vietnam War initiated the growth of ________ journalism

adversarial

Priming refers to

process of preparing the public to bring specific criteria to mind when evaluating a politician or issue

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

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

If a radio station aired a personal attack against a candidate but refused to allow the same candidate the opportunity to respond to that attack on its station, the station would be in violation of the

right of rebuttal

In the Pentagon Papers case, the Supreme Court ruled that

the government could not block the release of the papers