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