Deck 10: The Media and US politics

Question 1

In recent elections, the media have experimented with a more issue-centered focus.This has been called

A)issue advocacy.
B)civic journalism.
C)investigatory journalism.
D)objective journalism.
E)agenda setting.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Fragmentation of the media audience has tended to

A)cause media to focus on a certain demographic.
B)counteract the impact of media conglomeration.
C)increase the probability of media becoming more concentrated.
D)create situations in which the media dictate what is right and what is wrong.
E)make the audience less concerned with whether the information is true or false.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The FCC is discouraging the trend of expanding media conglomeration.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Almost 70% of the public thinks the press is

A)biased toward a particular political party.
B)more conservative than liberal.
C)a watchdog of the government.
D)more liberal than conservative.
E)unlikely to mold public opinion.

Question 5

Selective perception is the process by which we pick our political attitudes, values, and beliefs.

Question 6

The horse race aspect of campaign coverage refers to the candidate's

A)running around the country.
B)standing in the polls.
C)winning profile.
D)grassroots efforts in battleground states.
E)election strategy.

Question 7

Objective journalism, which sounded the death knell of the partisan press, was dependent on what New York Tribune editor Whitelaw Reid termed

A)independent journalism.
B)the free press.
C)yellow journalism.
D)accurate writing.
E)new journalism.

Question 8

The nickname "the Great Communicator" is attributed to

A)Herbert Hoover.
B)Franklin
C)Ronald Reagan.
D)John F.Kennedy.
E)Richard Nixon.

Question 9

The role media played in the Watergate scandal is an example of ____________ journalism.

A)objective
B)new
C)investigatory
D)convergence
E)gonzo

Question 10

Which of the three branches of government receives the MOST attention from the media?

A)They receive equal attention
B)Bureaucracy
C)Legislative
D)Executive
E)Judicial

Question 11

Which of the following has the potential to fragment the influence of other media?

A)Magazines
B)Newspapers
C)Satellite radio
D)Internet
E)Academic journals

Question 12

Political campaigns no longer use radio to communicate with voters.

Question 13

The _______________ is an independent regulatory agency charged with licensing television and radio stations.

A)EPA
B)FDA
C)FCC
D)ADA
E)WWF

Question 14

The Internet has the most potential to fragment the influence of other media.

Question 15

Agenda setting is

A)issue framing.
B)calling public attention to certain issues.
C)the context of a given an issue or event in a news story that affects public perceptions.
D)used to establish certain procedural limits on issue reporting.
E)None of the above

Question 16

The Internet began as a(n)

A)bet between two math professors.
B)high school science experiment.
C)outgrowth of IBM's interest in telecommunications.
D)1960s Pentagon project.
E)All of the above

Question 17

Movement from financial support of the press by political parties to expanded circulation and more emphasis on advertising led to the development of the penny press.

Question 18

As the press media became more objective and less tied to political parties, candidates in the 1930s came to rely more on

A)campaign flyers.
B)television.
C)radio.
D)public speeches.
E)door to door campaigning.

Question 19

Small groups of people who are asked questions about candidates and issues in a discussion setting are known as

A)discussion groups.
B)task oriented groups.
C)buzz groups.
D)issue groups.
E)focus groups.

Question 20

In the last half century, Americans have most increased their reliance most on ___________ for information about candidates and issues.

A)newspapers
B)television news coverage
C)television commercials
D)political mailings
E)None of the above

Question 21

________ also allow(s) people to communicate and organize rapidly in response to political events.

A)The Internet
B)Newspapers
C)Television
D)Mass media
E)Magazines

Question 22

Which conservative radio personality rivals National Public Radio in terms of size of his audience?

A)Rush Limbaugh
B)Sean Hannity
C)Glenn Beck
D)Jon Stewart
E)Bill O'Reilly

Question 23

For over forty years, Americans have been getting their news primarily from

A)the Internet.
B)radio.
C)television.
D)newspapers.
E)print media.

Question 24

One particularly important source of news on the radio is

A)Rush Limbaugh.
B)Thom Hartman.
C)National Public Radio.
D)Sirius.
E)XM satellite radio.

Question 25

Ninety-nine households out of 100 have which one of the following?

A)Radio
B)Television
C)Newspaper
D)The Internet
E)News magazines

Question 26

Recent studies of the media have been concerned with and critical of partisan bias in the media.

Question 27

The technology that started as a Pentagon research project in the 1960s was

A)the Internet.
B)Myspace.
C)CNN.
D)Facebook.
E)TV Guide.

Question 28

The mass media aim to reach

A)the largest possible audience.
B)niche markets.
C)opinion makers and other elites.
D)elected officials.
E)celebrities.

Question 29

Young people make up a large percentage of users of which form of mass media?

A)Radio
B)Television
C)Newspapers
D)The Internet
E)All of the above

Question 30

The media, in particular the print media, have been called the

A)"fifth wheel."
B)"fourth branch of government."
C)"thorn in the side of politics."
D)"sword of the people."
E)"writ."

Question 31

With cable television came

A)less trained reporters.
B)round-the-clock news coverage.
C)less news on network news programs.
D)less of a reliance on television for news.
E)None of the above

Question 32

All of the following are considered mass media EXCEPT

A)the Internet.
B)newspapers.
C)television.
D)academic journals.
E)radio.

Question 33

In the last 50 years, most voters now rely more on _______ for information about candidates than on news coverage.

A)debates
B)newspapers
C)television commercials
D)Jon Stewart
E)cable news networks

Question 34

The fastest growing medium for the dissemination of political information is

A)newspapers.
B)the Internet.
C)television.
D)radio.
E)news magazines.

Question 35

Which of the following has NOT become a national newspaper?

A)Atlanta Constitution
B)USA Today
C)The Wall Street Journal
D)The New York Times
E)None of the above

Question 36

Media consultants are playing an increasingly important role in political campaigns.

Question 37

The media tend to highlight the policy statements and voting records of candidates.

Question 38

Of the three branches of government, the Supreme Court is the least dependent on the press.

Question 39

The most powerful form of mass media is

A)informational flyers.
B)the radio.
C)newspapers.
D)the Internet.
E)television.

Question 40

Franklin
D.Roosevelt held the largest number of press conferences.

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT regulated by the FCC?

A)Licensing of radio and television stations
B)Financing of radio and television stations
C)Content of radio and television shows
D)Content of Internet sites
E)All of the above

Question 42

Currently, circulation for daily newspapers is approximately one copy for every ________ Americans.

A)fifty
B)twenty
C)ten
D)six
E)two

Question 43

When television first began, ____________________ were among the first to purchase stations.

A)oil companies
B)radio networks and newspapers
C)state and local governments
D)companies like Kellogg and General Mills
E)educational institutions

Question 44

In the early 1800s the press began to be responsive to

A)business advertising and owners' biases.
B)increasing literacy and participation.
C)increasing levels of education and commercialism.
D)political ideologies and party affiliation.
E)ownership of the press and business interests.

Question 45

Who directly oversees the media's selection of news stories?

A)The executive branch
B)The media itself
C)The judiciary
D)The FCC
E)All of the above

Question 46

Movement from financial support of the press by political parties to expanded circulation and more emphasis on advertising led to the development of the

A)nickel press.
B)reliance on home delivery.
C)yearly subscription fees.
D)penny press.
E)quarterly subscription fees.

Question 47

Exaggeration and sensationalism are often associated with

A)independent journalism.
B)the free press.
C)yellow journalism.
D)accurate writing.
E)new journalism.

Question 48

What newspaper broke the Watergate scandal?

A)The Wall Street Journal
B)The New York Times
C)The Boston Globe
D)The Washington Post
E)USA Today

Question 49

Which of the following has the potential to fragment the influence of other media?

A)Magazines
B)Newspapers
C)Satellite radio
D)The Internet
E)Academic journals

Question 50

The audience for which medium is aging?

A)Radio
B)Television
C)Newspapers
D)The Internet
E)Academic journals

Question 51

Jack Anderson and two young Washington Post news reporters, Robert Woodward and Carl Bernstein, broke the story of the

A)Watergate scandal.
B)Teapot Dome scandal.
C)HUD scandal.
D)Whitewater scandal.
E)Pentagon papers.

Question 52

The owner of Myspace.com and TV Guide is

A)Rupert Murdoch.
B)Steve Jobs.
C)Bill Gates.
D)Jeff Zuckerberg.
E)Ted Turner.

Question 53

The government has regulated the broadcast media in some form since

A)the 1930s.
B)the 1940s.
C)the 1950s.
D)the 1960s.
E)its inception.

Question 54

Candidates in the 1930s began to use the radio more because the media became more

A)subjective.
B)bipartisan.
C)business oriented.
D)objective.
E)socialized.

Question 55

Making media companies more ____________________ is often cited as a reason for consolidation.

A)manageable
B)diverse
C)profitable
D)responsive
E)recognizable

Question 56

During the period between 1820 and 1830, newspapers began to shift their appeal away from elite readers and toward

A)party members.
B)business interests.
C)the less-educated masses.
D)a more liberal audience.
E)the more politically interested masses.

Question 57

The FCC is an independent regulatory commission charged with licensing what?

A)Academic journals
B)Airlines
C)International trading
D)Radio stations
E)Newspapers

Question 58

The president known for his "fireside chats," which aired over the radio as to powerful effect, was

A)Herbert Hoover.
B)Ronald Reagan.
C)Dwight
D)Franklin D.Roosevelt.
E)Harry S.Truman.

Question 59

The first newspapers in the early 1800s were run by

A)private individuals.
B)companies.
C)government.
D)political parties.
E)Thomas Jefferson.

Question 60

What New York Tribune editor coined the term "independent journalism"?

A)Jack Anderson
B)Whitelaw Reid
C)Robert Woodward
D)Margaret Fuller
E)Charles A.Dana

Question 61

According to figure 10-1 of your book Fox News viewers tend to be

A)Independents.
B)Democrats.
C)Republicans.
D)bipartisan.
E)nonpartisan.

Question 62

According to figure 10-1 of your book CNN viewers tend to be

A)Independents.
B)Democrats.
C)Republicans.
D)bipartisan.
E)nonpartisan.

Question 63

In 2008 over half of U.S.citizens' political news came from where?

A)The Internet
B)Newspapers
C)Television
D)Radio
E)Magazines

Question 64

Ronald Reagan was nicknamed

A)"the Regulator."
B)"the Trickster."
C)"the Phrase-maker."
D)"Teflon Ron."
E)"the Great Communicator."

Question 65

Some critics argue that bias in the media comes from reporters being __________ their subjects.

A)excluded from
B)related to
C)too friendly with
D)unknown to
E)None of the above

Question 66

The mass media's impact on most Americans is modified by their

A)regionalism.
B)viewing habits.
C)lack of background.
D)selective perception.
E)None of the above

Question 67

Audience fragmentation tends to do what to media conglomerates?

A)Increase their impact
B)Limit their impact
C)Counteract their impact
D)Centralize their approaches
E)None of the above

Question 68

Bill O'Reilly is

A)nonpartisan.
B)liberal.
C)conservative.
D)independent.
E)moderate.

Question 69

Critics of media employees charge that an overwhelming majority are

A)conservative.
B)liberal.
C)independent.
D)apolitical.
E)None of the above

Question 70

Diversification of the news media lessens the ability of any one medium to influence

A)individual ideology.
B)party loyalty.
C)straight ticket voting.
D)partisanship.
E)the outcome of elections.

Question 71

According to figure 10-1 of your book CNN is watched the MOST amount by

A)Independents.
B)Democrats.
C)Republicans.
D)bipartisan.
E)nonpartisan.

Question 72

Recent studies of the media's political reporting tend to be critical of their

A)skimpy political coverage.
B)partisan bias.
C)repetitive coverage of issues.
D)treatment of the election as a contest.
E)lack of objectivity in their reporting.

Question 73

In recent elections, the media have experimented with a more issue-centered focus.This has been called

A)issue advocacy.
B)civic journalism.
C)investigatory journalism.
D)objective journalism.
E)agenda setting.

Question 74

The ability of television to present images and communicate events has

A)eliminated radio's importance in politics.
B)influenced American public opinion.
C)had very little effect politically.
D)eliminated the importance of print media in politics.
E)None of the above

Question 75

Calling public attention to certain issues, the media are partaking in

A)issue framing.
B)issue advocacy.
C)agenda setting.
D)value construction.
E)partisan politics.

Question 76

Those who opposed the Iraq War tried to portray such an action as another Vietnam.This is an example of

A)partisan politics.
B)value construction.
C)agenda setting.
D)issue framing.
E)selective perception.

Question 77

The media's selection of what stories get covered, in what detail, and in what context is known as

A)the "media effect."
B)earned coverage.
C)agenda setting.
D)the "anchor effect."
E)None of the above

Question 78

The context of a given issue or event in a news story which affects public perceptions is called

A)issue framing.
B)issue advocacy.
C)agenda setting.
D)value construction.
E)partisan politics

Question 79

According to figure 10-1 of your book CNN is watched the LEAST amount by

A)Independents.
B)Democrats.
C)Republicans.
D)bipartisan.
E)nonpartisan.

Question 80

Which newspaper management in 2007 was criticized for attempting to foster closer relationships with businesses?

A)The New York Times
B)The Washington Post
C)USA Today
D)The Boston Globe
E)The Los Angeles Times