Deck 13: A Global View

Question 1

A primarily commercial marketplace with strong government regulations best describes the media system in

A)China.
B)France.
C)Britain.
D)Mexico.
E)Japan.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following would best describe a libertarian approach to broadcasting?

A)Balanced program diet of entertainment, culture, and news
B)Control by a public body
C)Media as privately owned profit motivated businesses
D)Preserving national cultures
E)Limits commercialism

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In an authoritarian system, broadcasting is typically financed primarily by

A)advertising.
B)the government.
C)corporate taxes.
D)the public through license fees.
E)the public through property taxes.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which type of broadcasting system is most concerned with molding public opinion and providing for the ideological, moral, and aesthetic education of the masses?

A)Authoritarian
B)Paternalistic
C)Permissive
D)Pluralistic
E)External

Question 5

The type of national broadcasting system that seems to have yielded the best results in terms of service to the public can be characterized as

A)authoritarian.
B)paternalistic.
C)permissive.
D)pluralistic.
E)external.

Question 6

One service lacking in British broadcasting is

A)local television.
B)national programming.
C)early morning television.
D)variety of programming.
E)political broadcasting.

Question 7

U.S.-inspired deregulatory practices since 1980 have helped promote

A)INTELSAT's development.
B)pirate radio off the European shore.
C)the privatization of state-owned broadcast facilities.
D)the growing use of cable in Canada.
E)political broadcasts in Third World nations.

Question 8

The international organization concerned with technical standards and spectrum allocation is

A)the BBC.
B)UNESCO.
C)the Voice of America.
D)Worldnet.
E)the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Question 9

Demand since the 1960s for citizen access to the airwaves in various European countries led to

A)more restrictive flow of information.
B)the formation of new classes of regional and community stations.
C)an agreement to let individuals design their own programs on nationally owned broadcasting facilities.
D)elimination of nars stations.
E)a decrease in political broadcasts.

Question 10

Many industrialized countries other than the United States rely on __________ to insulate broadcasters from bias caused by dependence on either direct government funding or advertising.

A)spectrum user fees
B)receiver license fees
C)general tax revenues
D)excise taxes on receiver set sales
E)taxes on program producers

Question 11

Because the United States leads in world syndicated programs, it is often accused of

A)democratic elitism.
B)cultural imperialism.
C)syndicated domination.
D)economic deprivation.
E)societal domination.

Question 12

A nation's newscasts and public affairs programming reflect all of the following except

A)parochialism.
B)chauvinism.
C)ideology.
D)culture.
E)interchangeability with other countries.

Question 13

The United States strongly resists the attempts of other countries to limit program imports in a policy known as

A)"New World Information and Communication Order."
B)"balanced flow."
C)"transborder media circulation."
D)"cultural exchange."
E)"free flow."

Question 14

Which of the following started an external broadcasting service first?

A)British Broadcasting Corporation
B)Independent Broadcasting Authority
C)Radio Free Europe
D)Voice of America
E)Voice of Russia

Question 15

Which of the following does not describe the Voice of America?

A)It is forbidden to release programs in the United States.
B)It functions as an arm of the United States Information Agency.
C)It broadcasts in many languages.
D)Its news commentaries come from sources independent of the government.
E)It uses leased satellite channels and short-wave transmitters.

Question 16

Which of the following broadcast services is supervised by the Office of Cuba Broadcasting?

A)Radio Marti
B)Voice of Cuba
C)Worldnet
D)Voice of America
E)BBC Radio

Question 17

Television Marti broadcasts are aimed at

A)Cuba.
B)The Martin Islands.
C)Mexico.
D)Panama.
E)The Bahamas.

Question 18

Which country originated the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) and still owns the largest percentage of its shares?

A)Canada
B)Great Britain
C)Japan
D)Australia
E)United States

Question 19

Three controlling philosophies of electronic media have emerged over the years: lenient, patriarchal, and fascist.

Question 20

Pluralistic systems are most successful worldwide and are becoming more common.

Question 21

American deregulation has not influenced similar moves in other countries.

Question 22

Access to the airwaves varies greatly by country.

Question 23

Advertising revenues fund most foreign electronic media.

Question 24

A nation's size, terrain, population distribution, neighbors, and location greatly influence its electronic media system.

Question 25

Many countries, the United States included, have adopted limits on program imports to protect their cultural traditions.

Question 26

Voice of America is recognized as the most believable of official external services.

Question 27

Private satellites dominate the international satellite service.

Question 28

Videotex services provided by Minitel have achieved market acceptance in France.

Question 29

Differentiate among libertarian, authoritarian, communist, democratic-participant, development, and social responsibility philosophies that characterize the control of electronic media.

Question 30

How do economics and geography influence a nation's electronic media development?

Question 31

Describe concerns in Third World countries over importation of American programming.

Question 32

How have recording devices, teletext, and videotex developed in Europe?

Question 33

Describe three external broadcasting services.