Question 1

The mainstream media has a tendency toward nationalism, approval of the American economic system, negativity and scandal, and infotainment. Analyze and explain one of these themes. How do they affect the news? Be sure to give examples.

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Question 2

Who or what owns most of the U.S. mainstream media? What are some of the implications of this?

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Question 3

What is framing? What are the positive and negative implications of framing? Use an example from the chapter to support your answer.

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Question 4

Explain the concept of "agenda setting," and illustrate how the reality of agenda setting can be proven. How else do the media affect public opinion and policymaking? .

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Question 5

What are wire services, and how do they affect what stories you read in your local paper?

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Question 6

Woodward and Bernstein's investigate reporting of Watergate is example of the __________ role of the media.

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Question 7

The Internet was originally launched by the Defense Department approximately __________ years ago.

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Question 8

Despite the dramatic growth of __________, research suggests that __________ remain(s) at the center of American news operations.

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Question 9

Define the "horse race" concept, and explain the implications of the horse race as a media focus.

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Question 10

Describe a situation in which the media did not successfully fulfill its watchdog role. What were the consequences of its failure?

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Question 11

Your book indicates that media managers favor stories that have dramatic visuals to accompany them over stories that do not have such visuals or cannot be visualized. Think of a news story you have recently seen or read, and examine how its use of visuals contributes to the story being told. Do the visuals help or hinder the audience understand the story? How so?

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Question 12

One problem with the corporate nature of the news media is the potential for a media monopoly to __________ the news.

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Question 13

Today's media coverage of politicians and policies has affected the attitudes of American voters in that they have become __________ about politics.

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Question 14

Does the media aid or hinder democracy? Give a brief synopsis of the Framers' opinion, the opinion of your book's authors, and then state your own opinion. Do you agree with the book's authors? Why or why not?

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Question 15

Rupert Murdoch was accused of trying to form a(n) __________, which would undermine the watchdog role of the press and limit the ability of the less economically and politically powerful to air their views.

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Question 16

Three days before Election Day 2012, Mitt Romney's campaign suggested that Hurricane Sandy would be to blame for a possible defeat in his bid to become president. This is an example of __________.

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Question 17

In the introduction of this chapter, the authors refer to a "feeding frenzy" surrounding the Dick Cheney shooting story. What is a feeding frenzy? Give an example of it in recent news. Do you think feeding frenzies serve a purpose? If so, what?

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Question 18

Pick a topic in the news and consider how at least two different news sources frame the issue. What affect does their framing have on how you feel about the topic?

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Question 19

The basics of the American economic system itself are __________ by the news media.

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Question 20

Explain what makes a story "newsworthy."

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Quiz 6: The News Media