Deck 9: Access to Media: Equity in Receiving and Disseminating Information

Question 1

Which one of these best describes Babcock's position on the "digital divide"?

A) The media need to resolve it themselves
B) Forget about it; it's over
C) The government should resolve it
D) Nonprofits and universities should give everyone Internet access

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Most Americans can choose between satellite TV and cable TV, but how many of them have more than one cable provider from which to choose?

A) 2 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 25 percent
D) 45 percent

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which one of these is the biggest problem, according to Bill Babcock?

A) Information overload
B) Audiences' access to mass media content
C) Groups' access to mass media message dissemination
D) News media's access to government and business information

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Even back in 2004, the Internet included how many times more information than the entire Library of Congress?

A) 2 times
B) 12 times
C) 17 times
D) 20 times

Question 5

Gordon says the mass media should be primarily responsible for ensuring information equity rather than the government, because ...

A) The mass media owe that to society in exchange for their unique First Amendment rights
B) Media officials are more ethical than government officials
C) The media have more money than the government does
D) Otherwise, the government might as well run the media, and it doesn't have time for that

Question 6

David Gordon says the "digital divide" remains, but which one of these groups had the fastest growth in broadband Internet access in 2009?

A) African Americans
B) Rural residents
C) Wealthy Americans
D) Low-income households

Question 7

The circulation of the 126 alternative newspapers in the United States totals about ...

A) 1 million
B) 5 million
C) 7.5 million
D) 15 million

Question 8

The NWICO says every nation should have all of these, except ...

A) Access to the worldwide telecommunication network, including satellites
B) Control over information that comes into their country
C) Access to news media information before it's published
D) Control over information that leaves their country

Question 9

All of these are basic types of access to mass media, except ...

A) Audiences' access to mass media content
B) Governments' access to mass media propaganda capacity
C) Groups' access to mass media message dissemination
D) News media's access to government and business information

Question 10

Whom does Merrill say is responsible for getting citizens the information they need?

A) The media
B) The government
C) Audience members themselves
D) Philanthropists