POS2041 Chapter 7
The media landscape for news has seen remarkable shifts in a short period of time. Which media sources have gained wider audiences and which have lost some of their audience? In which year was newspaper readership the highest?
1995
The media landscape for news has seen remarkable shifts in a short period of time. Which media sources have gained wider audiences and which have lost some of their audience? Which platform do U.S adults cite as their most frequent source of news?
internet
Which of the following statements best characterizes media ownership in the United States?
A small number of giant, privately owned corporations control most of the country's television networks, movie studios, record companies, cable channels, book publishers, magazines, newspapers, and digital media sites.
The media landscape for news has seen remarkable shifts in a short period of time. Which media sources have gained wider audiences and which have lost some of their audience? Which statement about news sources is accurate?
More people used the radio for news in 2017 than in 2007.
Which of the following is the best definition of the media?
print and digital forms of communication that include everything from websites, newspapers, television, and radio
Despite its widespread availability, ________ typically report(s) on the narrowest range of topics and provide(s) the least depth of news coverage.
television
What is a media monopoly?
the concentration of media ownership by a few large corporations
The gap in access to the internet due to differences in education, income, age, geographic location, and race/ethnicity is known as
the digital divide.
When we say the media have the power of framing, we mean that
the media shape can affect how people view a topic or form opinions on a topic.
When we say the media have the power of agenda setting or filtering, we mean that
the media shape which topics the government must deal with.
Individuals with home high-speed internet access and the skills to use it are called
digital citizens.
During the 2016 campaign, Hillary Clinton received
half the amount of media coverage as Donald Trump.
A consequence of the limited public broadcasting available in the United States relative to other Western democracies is the American public
has less political knowledge than people in other Western democracies.
The media are sometimes referred to as the "fourth branch of government" because
they provide a check on the power of government and political leaders.
If a number of newspapers published stories exposing an elected official's acceptance of monetary bribes from a corporation in exchange for passing a particular law, it would be an example of the media serving in their role as a
watchdog.
Large media conglomerates, such as the Hearst, McClatchy, and Gannett corporations, own approximately ________ of daily newspapers.
75%
Which of the following is a good example of a media monopoly?
Disney
Which agency regulates broadcast media in the United States?
Federal Communications Commission
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the government and the media in the United States today?
The government does not own but regulates the content and ownership of broadcast media.
Which of the following is a good example of broadcast media outlet?
a local television station
During the last decade, the number of newspaper journalists working in the United States has
decreased by 50%.
The frequent reporting on the federal investigation by Robert Mueller regarding whether anyone close to Trump participated in Russia's 2016 election interference is an example of the media's commitment to
adversarial journalism.
Which of the following stories would an American news outlet that relies primarily on advertising revenue be LEAST likely to cover?
an economics professor providing testimony to a congressional committee on the effect of tariffs
The fact that a decreasing number of companies owns an increasingly large share of the American media is a concern primarily because
it increases the risk of that politicians and citizens who express less popular or minority viewpoints will have difficulty finding a public forum.
Which of the following requires an FCC license in order to legally broadcast in the United States?
over-the-air television stations
