Ch 7: The Media

More than three-fourths of daily print newspapers are owned by A) Large media conglomerates. B) The national government. C) Small local companies. D) Private individuals. E) The employees who run them.

A

What is digital citizen ?

A daily internet user with broadband home internet access and the technology and literacy skills to go online for employment, news, politics, entertainment, commerce, and other activities.

What is 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.

What is adversarial journalism ?

A model of reporting in which the journalist's role involves adopting a stance of opposition and a combative style in order to expose perceived wrongdoings.

What is gatekeeping ?

A process by which information and news are filtered to the public by the media.

What is social media ?

Web- and mobile based technologies that are used to turn communication into interactive dialogue among organizations, communities, and individuals; social media technologies take on many different forms, including text, blogs, podcasts, photographs, streaming video, Facebook, and Twitter.

What is the media ?

print and digital form of communication, includiung TV, newspapers, radio, and the internet, intended to convey information to large audiences.

What is 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.

Digital citizenship requires A) A subscription to one or more online newspapers B) high-speed internet access and the skills to use it. C) A smartphone D) A social media account, such as Facebook or Twitter. E) Maintaining a political blog.

B

Public broadcasting outlets that receive partial funding through license fees and government subsidies ? A) are prohibited by the Constitution from operating in the United States. B) account for less than 5 percent of media market share in the United States. C) account for nearly one-third of media market share in the United States. D) account for approximately half of media market share in the United States. E) account for more than two-thirds of media market share in the United States.

B

The now-defunct rule that required broadcasters to provide time for opposing views when they aired programs on controversial issues was called... A) the equal time rule B) the fairness doctrine C) the right of rebuttal D) the response rule E) the free speech doctrine

B

Adversarial journalism refers to... A) The recent shift in American society away from general-purpose sources of information and toward sources of informaiton and toward narrowly focused niche sources. B) An era in American history when political parties provided all of the financing for newspapers. C) a form of reporting in which the media adopt a skeptical or even hostile posture toward the government and public officials. D) a form of reporting in which the media adopt an accepting and friendly posture toward the government and public officials. E) the process of preparing the public to take a particular view of an event or political actor.

C

In general, FCC regulations apply only to... A) cable TV B) Internet websites C) over-the-air broadcast media. D) satellite radio E) newspapers and magazines

C

Which of the following best describes the level of ideological bias in the news media overall ? A) Most sources exhibit a clear liberal bias. B) Most sources exhibit a clear conservative bias C) Most sources have been found to be centrist D) Sources with conservative owners are likely to be conservative, and those with liberal owners are likely to be liberal. E) Sources tend to change from right-leaning to left-leaning, or vice versa, depending on which party has more power in government at the time.

C

Which of the following best describes Americans' level of trust in the media today ? A) Nearly 90 percent of all Americans express high levels of trust in national news organizations. B) just 10 percent of all Americans express high levels of trust in national news organizations. C) Republicans are more likely than from national news organizations is very trustworthy. D) Democrats are more likely than Republicans to think that information from national news organizations is very trustworthy. E) Republicans are Democrats are equally likely to think that information from national news organizations is very trustworthy.

D

Which of the following is not a reason that many Americans appear to prefer online views ? A) the depth of the information available online B) the diversity of online viewpoints C) the convenience of getting news online D) the accuracy and objectivity compared to traditional media outlets E) the up-to-the-minute currency of online information

D

What is broadcast media ?

TV, radio, or other media that transmit audio and/or video content to the public.

Which of the following best describes the relationship that the news media have with big technology companies ?

E

framing is the power the media has to... A) deny coverage to certain politicians. B) bring public attention to particular issues and problems. C) designate some issues, events, or people as important, and others not. D) influence the issues that people consider when making judgments about public officials. E) influence how events, issues , and people's actions are interpreted and understood.

E

What is fake news ?

False stories intended to be read as factual news that are circulated to benefit one candidate or party over another or to generate ad revenue.

What is citizen journalism ?

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

What is digital divide ?

The gap in access to the internet among demographic groups based on education, income, age, geographic location, and race / ethnicity.

What is Media monopoly ?

The ownership and control of the media by a few large corporations

What is the agenda setting ?

The power of the media to bring public attention to particular issues and problems.

What is framing ?

The power of the media to influence how events and issues are interpreted.

What is priming ?

The process of making some criteria more important than others when evaluating a politician, problem, or issue.

What is equal time rule ?

The requirement that broadcasters provide candidates or the same political office equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public.

What is 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