Deck 1: Media Power and Government Control

Question 1

Why is the mass media politically important?

A) News stories take millions of Americans, in all walks of life, to the political and military battlefields of the world.
B) They allow the public to share political experiences, such as watching political debates or congressional investigations.
C) Media experiences undergird public opinions and political actions.
D) all of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What type of media has the largest news audience?

A) the Internet
B) newspapers
C) television news
D) radio

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What does it mean to muckrake? Muckraking refers to ______.

A) politicians engaging in reform efforts
B) news organizations' scooping of other news organizations on a story
C) journalists' investigation of corruption
D) All of these

Answer 3

C

Question 4

________ is when journalists expose misconduct in government and produce reforms

A) Feeding frenzy
B) Muckraking
C) Agenda setting
D) All of these

Question 5

Even though it is on the decline, television news is still the platform most people rely on primarily for news.

Question 6

Socialization refers to the process where one learns the values and orientations that help them fit in their social environment.

Question 7

Interpretation is one of the major functions of the mass media.

Question 8

Civic journalism refers to the fact that this kind of journalism is best for teaching civic facts.

Question 9

The Chinese government has developed sophisticated methods for monitoring information on the Internet.

Question 10

Government influence is the primary determinant of what and how things get covered in the U.S. media system.

Question 11

It is said that media images are especially potent when they involve aspects of life that people experience only through the media. Why?

Question 12

Name three of the four major societal functions performed by the mass media.

Question 13

Why is there a discrepancy between common perceptions of media influence and social science appraisals of media influence?

Question 14

Compare and contrast media roles under authoritarian regimes and democratic regimes.

Question 15

Compare and contrast social responsibility journalism and totalitarian journalism.

Question 16

List at least four of the five models of news making.

Question 17

Explain the evolution of social science appraisals of media effects from the era of minimal effects to current appraisals of media effects.

Question 18

What are the five models of news making? Describe and define each. Discuss how or whether these models reflect reality.