Deck 3: Organizational Analysis

Question 1

MATCHING

-organization

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Answer 1

a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities

Question 2

MATCHING

-professionals

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Answer 2

persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Question 3

MATCHING

-conventions

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Answer 3

the norms that govern technical and creative choices

Question 4

MATCHING

-professionalization

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Question 5

MATCHING

-yellow journalism

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Question 6

MATCHING

-news

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Question 7

MATCHING

-objectivity

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Question 8

MATCHING

-journalist beats

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Question 9

MATCHING

-news agencies

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Question 10

MATCHING

-punditry

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Question 11

MATCHING

-press releases

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Question 12

MATCHING

-gate-keeping

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Question 13

MATCHING

-agenda-setting

A)news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants
B)the ideal of reporting news in an objective manner
C)places where news is regularly expected to occur
D)product produced by the structures and practices of journalism
E)corporations that produce and sell stories to other news outlets
F)style of news that privileges sensationalism and fabrication
G)strategically prepared statement for news organizations
H)the ability to control access to the public
I)socialization of workers to produce certain kinds of work
J)a system of ordered relationships and coordinated activities
K)capacity of the news to establish what issues are talked about
L)the norms that govern technical and creative choices
M)persons who possess expertise in a particular area or field

Question 14

Which concept describes the substance of an organization?

A) process
B) hierarchy
C) specialization
D) formalization

Question 15

Which concept describes the degree to which specific organizational practices must conform to accepted norms?

A) process
B) hierarchy
C) specialization
D) formalization

Question 16

Which concept describes the specific arrangement of job roles and positions within an organization based upon authority?

A) process
B) hierarchy
C) specialization
D) formalization

Question 17

Which concept describes the ritual behaviors engaged in by an organization's employees?

A) performances
B) narratives
C) management
D) technology

Question 18

Which type of performance refers to the codes of etiquette that are enacted with regard to friendliness, small talk, joking, and privacy within an organization?

A) ritual
B) politics
C) sociality
D) enculturation

Question 19

Which characteristic of organizational conventions explains why they rarely change?

A) motivated
B) naturalized
C) resilient
D) directive

Question 20

Which informational news bias reflects the focus on individuals rather than institutions?

A) personalization
B) dramatization
C) fragmentation
D) authority-disorder

Question 21

Which informational news bias reflects the focus on narrative rather than exposition?

A) personalization
B) dramatization
C) fragmentation
D) authority-disorder

Question 22

Which concept describes news that frames social issues in a broad, abstract, or institutional context and is directed toward general outcomes or conditions?

A) dialectic
B) moronic
C) episodic
D) thematic

Question 23

Which concept describes news that is pre-packaged by politicians and their consultants?

A) journalistic beat
B) news agency
C) wire services
D) punditry

Question 24

Which news magazine formula features the reporter as a tourist?

A) news as mystery
B) news as therapy
C) news as adventure
D) news as arbitration

Question 25

Which news magazine formula positions the reporter as detective?

A) news as mystery
B) news as therapy
C) news as adventure
D) news as arbitration

Question 26

Organizational and professional cultures operate according to conventions-the norms that govern the technical and creative choices made by workers in the execution of their duties, art, or craft. Identify and explain the five key characteristics of conventions.

Question 27

Lance Bennett argues that the news is dominated by four informational biases. Identify and explain each of those biases.