Question 1

Bias that involves slanting the news merely to increase the size of the audience rather than to enhance the readers' understanding or appreciation of an issue is called&#8230;&#10;A) Pandering&#10;B) Opinion&#10;C) Sensationalism&#10;D) Skewed focus

Accepted Answer

A

Question 2

The covering or hyping of events in the news to rouse emotions that distract from more important subjects or issues is called. &#8230;&#10;A) Propaganda&#10;B) Sensationalism&#10;C) Pandering&#10;D) Partisan news

Accepted Answer

Sensationalism refers to the practice of using exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest or excitement. This often involves exaggerating or distorting news to rouse emotions and distract from more substantive issues.

Question 3

Objectivity in journalism is&#8230;&#10;A) Reporting that has as little input from the reporter as possible&#10;B) Reporting that reflects reality like a mirror&#10;C) Ensuring that the story exhibits no explicit or implicit preference for one set of values over another.&#10;D) A complete reliance on official sources

Accepted Answer

Objectivity in journalism involves presenting information in a balanced and impartial manner, without showing preference for any particular set of values or perspectives.

Question 4

A distorted and unfair perspective in the news caused by the values of the writer or editor is&#8230;&#10;A) Lack of objectivity&#10;B) Bias&#10;C) Journalistic error&#10;D) Analysis

Accepted Answer

Bias refers to a tendency or inclination that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question, often manifesting in the news as a distorted perspective influenced by the writer's or editor's personal values.

Question 5

Probably the most obvious indicator of bias is &#8230;&#10;A) Faulty logic&#10;B) Factual errors&#10;C) The use of sources&#10;D) The use of emotional and evaluative words to skew the audience's view

Accepted Answer

The use of emotional and evaluative words to skew the audience's view is a clear indicator of bias, as it aims to influence the audience's emotions and opinions rather than presenting information in a neutral or objective manner.

Question 6

Objectivity in the news entails writing and organizing the material so as to&#8230;&#10;A) Not express or suggest a preference for one set of values over another&#10;B) Describe the world as it really is&#10;C) Rely exclusively on official sources&#10;D) Giving equal weight to all sources

Accepted Answer

Objectivity in news means presenting information without bias, ensuring that no particular set of values is favored over others.

Question 7

In the news business, opinion refers to&#8230;&#10;A) Expressions of views that can be verified through objective evidence&#10;B) Expressions of views that are biased or inaccurate&#10;C) Expressions of views that often cannot be verified entirely through objective evidence&#10;D) Statements of strong personal belief

Accepted Answer

Opinion in the news business typically involves expressions of views that may not be entirely verifiable through objective evidence, reflecting personal or editorial viewpoints rather than purely factual reporting.

Question 8

A potent kind of news bias occurs when a story is presented...&#10;A) With all the relevant facts&#10;B) With opinion&#10;C) Without the context from which the reported events arose&#10;D) Without emotive language

Accepted Answer

Presenting a story without the context from which the reported events arose can lead to a potent kind of news bias, as it may mislead the audience by omitting crucial background information necessary for understanding the full picture.

Question 9

Probably the most obvious indicators of bias are&#8230;&#10;A) Denotative&#10;B) Metaphorical&#10;C) Rhetorical&#10;D) Factual errors

Accepted Answer

Rhetorical devices are often used to persuade or influence, which can indicate bias by presenting information in a way that sways opinion rather than presenting it neutrally.

Question 10

In the news business, news is an account of events or situations that&#8230;&#10;A) Cannot be verified entirely through objective evidence&#10;B) Can be verified through objective evidence&#10;C) Is absolutely accurate&#10;D) Without bias

Accepted Answer

News should be verifiable through objective evidence, allowing for the information to be confirmed by independent sources or methods. This is a fundamental principle in journalism to ensure reliability and credibility.

Question 11

This sentence-&#34;Democracy is the greatest form of government&#34;-is&#8230;&#10;A) A factual statement&#10;B) An opinion statement&#10;C) Not a statement&#10;D) Neither opinion nor fact

Accepted Answer

The answer of This sentence-&#34;Democracy is the greatest form of...

Question 12

This sentence-&#34;President Barack Obama was born in the United States&#34;-is&#8230;&#10;A) A factual statement&#10;B) An opinion statement&#10;C) Neither opinion nor fact&#10;D) Not a statement

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The answer of This sentence-&#34;President Barack Obama was born in...

Question 13

This argument-&#34;Surveys consistently show that most American journalists are liberals; therefore, the media has a liberal slant&#34;-is&#8230;&#10;A) A strong argument&#10;B) A good argument&#10;C) A cogent argument&#10;D) A bad argument

Accepted Answer

The answer of This argument-&#34;Surveys consistently show that most American...

Question 14

This argument-&#34;Large conglomerates own all large national news organizations, and their heads are conservatives; therefore, the news media has an overall conservative bias&#34;-is&#8230;&#10;A) A bad argument&#10;B) A good argument&#10;C) A cogent argument&#10;D) A strong argument

Accepted Answer

The answer of This argument-&#34;Large conglomerates own all large national...

Question 15

Advocacy journalism is bad when it&#8230;&#10;A) Advocates unpopular causes&#10;B) Is partisan&#10;C) Is strongly biased, unsupported, or unfair&#10;D) Persuades no one

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The answer of Advocacy journalism is bad when it&#8230;&#10;A) Advocates...

Question 16

In news, truth-telling involves&#8230;&#10;A) Absence of opinion&#10;B) Accuracy and balanced sources&#10;C) Objectivity and lack of advocacy&#10;D) Accuracy, completeness, objectivity, and lack of bias

Accepted Answer

The answer of In news, truth-telling involves&#8230;&#10;A) Absence of opinion&#10;B)...

Question 17

A news story inadvertently containing factual errors is&#8230;&#10;A) Biased&#10;B) Not necessarily biased&#10;C) Lacking objectivity&#10;D) Partisan

Accepted Answer

The answer of A news story inadvertently containing factual errors...

Question 18

Words that imply value judgments about something are&#8230;&#10;A) Denotative&#10;B) Biased&#10;C) Unbiased&#10;D) Evaluative terms

Accepted Answer

The answer of Words that imply value judgments about something...

Question 19

According to a Pew Research Center study, people are&#8230;&#10;A) Good at telling the difference between news and opinion&#10;B) Unaware of opinions in the news&#10;C) Bad at telling the difference between news and opinion&#10;D) Good at detecting bias

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to a Pew Research Center study,...

Question 20

Research shows that charging the media with overall bias and making the charge stick is&#8230;&#10;A) Harder than most people think&#10;B) Easy&#10;C) Straightforward&#10;D) Impossible

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The answer of Research shows that charging the media with...

Question 21

What is the difference between objectivity and bias in journalism??

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The answer of What is the difference between objectivity and...

Question 22

What is the difference between factual statements and opinion statements?

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The answer of What is the difference between factual statements...

Question 23

In journalism, what is the difference between news and opinion?

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The answer of In journalism, what is the difference between...

Question 24

Is the mere expression of opinion in a news piece a sure sign of bias? Why or why not? What makes an expression of opinion biased??

Accepted Answer

The answer of Is the mere expression of opinion in...

Question 25

Identify and explain three forms of commercial bias.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and explain three forms of commercial...

Deck 5: Media Bias