Govt pretest 7
______ is a type of reporting in which the media adopts a skeptical or even hostile posture toward the government and public officials, such as occurred during the Vietnam War.
Adversarial journalism
_____ refers to the power of the media to bring public attention to particular issues and problems.
Agenda setting
______ is the type of journalism that includes news reporting and political commentary by ordinary citizens and even crisis coverage from eyewitnesses on the scene.
Objective journalism
The primary news source for MOST Americans today is
television
Social media's ubiquity is not always good as it also serves as a propaganda platform for violent extremist groups, most notably including
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
MOST Americans get MOST of their news from which of the following?
TV broadcasts
The internet helps provide the information and skills needed for democratic engagement and economic opportunity. It thereby facilitates political participation and social inclusion, making individuals ________
digital citizens.
The power of the media to decide how the American people interpret political events and results is called
framing.
One of the negative consequences of media concentration may be a
growing distrust of the press.
Advertising revenue at print newspapers is ________ what it was in 2005.
half
In 1998, only ________ percent of Americans had Internet access. Today, more than ________ percent of Americans use the Internet.
25; 80
As of 2015, which percentage of adult American Internet users look for political news/information online?
60 percent
In 1997 the Supreme Court ruled that the ____ was an unconstitutional infringement of the right to freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Communications Decency Act
The development of standardized reporting and writing practices that emphasized objectivity was important in political news coverage because of which of the following?
The best way to turn a profit was to appeal to a broad audience and avoid alienating readers by imposing particular stances.
Why do many news sources today tend to be more partisan than they used to be?
There are so many news sources that not many can aim for a broad-based national audience.
Which of the following is true of the broadcast media?
They do very little of their own reporting.
Which of the following has been a change brought to the provision of the news by the growth of online media?
a growth in importance of local media
During the last decade, the number of newspaper journalists working in the United States has ________.
decreased by 40 percent.
A ______ is the disclosure of confidential information to the news media.
leak
Websites such as Google News and Real Clear Politics are called _____ because they primarily collect news coverage from a variety of sources and put them in a single location for easy viewing.
news aggregators
Bloomberg News and the National Journal would be considered examples of
niche journalism.
By representing a wider range of political views than traditional news sources are able to, _____ have created a more democratic press.
online media
The ____ refers to a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirement that broadcasters who air programs on controversial issues provide time for opposing views.
partisan fairness standard
As of 2014, 8 in 10 Americans were digital citizens, individuals who
possess high-speed Internet at home.
When the media focus on which candidate "has momentum" and "is winning the horse race" in a national election, it is MOST directly engaging in the practice of
priming.
