Question 1

Match each concept on the left with the best explanation from the right column.
-Al-Jazeera

Accepted Answer

Al-Jazeera is a global Arab news network, known for its broad coverage of news, especially from the Middle East.

Question 2

Match each concept on the left with the best explanation from the right column.
-Dubai Media Incorporated

Accepted Answer

Dubai Media Incorporated is a global Arab news network.

Question 3

Match each concept on the left with the best explanation from the right column.
-Voice of America

Accepted Answer

Voice of America is a U.S.-government broadcast service that provides news and information to international audiences, often with the aim of promoting U.S. perspectives and policies abroad.

Question 4

Match each concept on the left with the best explanation from the right column.
-Golden Shield

Accepted Answer

The Golden Shield is commonly known as the Chinese firewall, which is used to control and restrict Internet communication in China.

Question 5

Match each concept on the left with the best explanation from the right column.
-Censorship

Accepted Answer

Censorship involves government review and limitation of media content to control information and suppress dissent.

Question 6

Discuss three reasons authoritarian nations do not recognize the rights of free speech and press but prefer to suppress ideas and information that are contrary to the accepted, official viewpoint.

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Question 7

Describe John Milton's theoretical concept of a marketplace of ideas and how it was brought into reality through the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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Question 8

Using (a) the U.S.'s most recent military involvements in the Middle East, (b) the U.S. Civil War which was the first war covered by a large contingent of mass media reporters, and (c) any other 19^th or 20^th century war involving the U.S., discuss how wartime news reporting has evolved. In particular, focus on the relationship between the reporters and the military authorities.

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Question 9

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having reporters embedded with military units to report on a war, looking first from the media's standpoint and then from the military's.

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Question 10

Discuss why you agree or disagree with the following statement: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks are now fulfilling the watchdog function of mass media far more effectively than any of the older and more well-established U.S. mass media.

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Question 11

Describe three examples of U.S. efforts at trans-border propaganda, and explain why you think such activities either are or are not consistent with U.S. values of democratic, free government.

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Question 12

Describe how Al-Jazeera differs from the Dubai Media Incorporated in terms of purpose and content. Explain which of them you think more effectively serves the Middle East.

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Question 13

Describe several ways the Chinese government attempts to control freedom of speech through its restrictions on the Internet. Explain why you think these efforts will or won't be effective over the long run.

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Quiz 15: Mass Media Globalization

Match each concept on the left with the best explanation from the right column. -Al-Jazeera

Match each concept on the left with the best explanation from the right column. -Dubai Media Incorporated

Match each concept on the left with the best explanation from the right column. -Voice of America

Match each concept on the left with the best explanation from the right column. -Golden Shield

Match each concept on the left with the best explanation from the right column. -Censorship