PS1 Ch 10
Most broadcast news journalists
are strong Democrats. *lean Democratic. lean Republican. are strong Republicans. have no political views.
Over the last century, which newspaper has a lasting reputation as the country's best newspaper?
*New York Times Los Angeles Times Miami Herald Washington Times Chicago Tribune
The yellow journalism of the late nineteenth century was characterized by
*the emphasis on sensationalism as a way of selling newspapers. its appearance solely in weekly and monthly magazines. an unwillingness to take editorial positions because of a fear of losing circulation. the desire to present the news in an objective manner. prejudice against Asian people and countries.
Of the following television networks, which is typically considered the MOST partisan?
ABC PBS CBS *Fox News NBC
Which of the following is true of age differences in news consumption?
About 60 percent of young adults pay little or no attention on a regular basis to any news source. *Age differences in news consumption shrink for Internet-based news but do not disappear. The disparity in age for news consumption is greater with television than with newspapers. Older adults are more likely than younger adults to access the web. Younger adults are more than twice as likely as older adults to use the web for news consumption.
The media perform the signaling role by
All these answers are correct. *informing the public of breaking events and new developments. serving as an open channel for leaders to express their opinions. exposing officials who violate accepted performance and moral standards. acting as the public's representative.
Which of the following statements has been shown by scholarly research to be true?
Network journalists have a clear Democratic bias. Network journalists have a very substantial conservative bias. Network journalists have a clear Republican bias. *Network journalists tend to be negative. Network journalists have a very substantial liberal bias.
Scholarly research has shown that, overall, the traditional media have
a slight conservative bias. a strong liberal bias. a slight liberal bias. *no substantial bias. a strong conservative bias.
On both radio and television, the most successful partisan talk shows
have no discernible political bias. have been hosted by liberals. have been hosted by teams of journalists holding multiple partisan viewpoints. have been hosted by nonpartisan journalists. *have been hosted by conservatives.
The "long tail" is a phenomenon related to the
partisan nature of Internet news. increase in the age gap of news readership. degree of editorializing by broadcast news. *rate of Internet news readership. partisan flavor of talk shows.
Historically, the American press has shifted from
partisan to very partisan. objectivity to subjectivity. negative to positive. a journalistic to a political orientation. *a political to a journalistic orientation.
Which institution receives the most news coverage from the national press?
the federal bureaucracy U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Senate *the presidency
The rise of the Internet as a news source has
substantially decreased the partisan divide. led to a small but significant increase in the partisan divide. led to a small but significant decrease in the partisan divide. *substantially increased the partisan divide. had no appreciable impact on the partisan divide.
During what decade did the American television network news audience change from a growing to a shrinking one?
the 1970s The audience has not yet begun to shrink. *the 1980s the 1990s the 1960s
The news media's common-carrier role is based on the idea that
various news organizations should interpret the news in nearly the same way. *the press should provide a channel through which political leaders can communicate their views to the public. the news will be available to all citizens. the press should not charge for public service announcements. the press should be patriotic in the reporting of the news.
