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A contemporary and very controversial example of a media leak is

a. the Edward Snowden leaks of NSA classified material.
b. the 2010 State of the Union address.
c. President Obama's inability to frame the debate over health care.
d. the coverage of Bill Clinton's impeachment trial.

a. the Edward Snowden leaks of NSA classified material.

Blogs have been a particularly important tool for growing and enhancing

a. traditional news.
b. citizen journalism.
c. niche journalism.
d. nonprofit journalism.

b. citizen journalism.

Both Facebook and Twitter have contributed to political mobilization and information sharing by creating ________________ where groups of like-minded individuals, or individuals with shared interests, can easily share information.

a. centralized campaigns
b. virtual social networks
c. traditional interest groups
d. centralized networks

b. virtual social networks

Convenience of getting news, up-to-the-minute currency of information, depth of information, diversity of viewpoints, and low costs are all benefits of

a. traditional news organizations.
b. online news.
c. press releases.
d. print media.

b. online news.

Even though newspapers are not the primary news source for MOST Americans, why could they still be considered important?

a. They are still influential among the political elite.
b. They have a long history and should be respected for the role that they used to play, even if they don't matter today.
c. They aren't considered important today.
d. They are still influential among middle-class Americans.

a. They are still influential among the political elite.

How has the dramatic rise in political information and the diversity of the media in recent decades affected the population's political knowledge?

a. Average levels of political knowledge have decreased dramatically.
b. Average levels of political knowledge have increased dramatically.
c. Political knowledge has increased dramatically but has become more partisan.
d. Average levels of political knowledge have remained constant.

d. Average levels of political knowledge have remained constant.

It is estimated that more than ______ of Americans have access to the Internet.

a. 70 percent
b. 100 percent
c. 80 percent
d. 65 percent

c. 80 percent

Online media, by representing a wider range of political views than traditional news sources, have created

a. a news monopoly.
b. a more liberal press.
c. a more conservative press.
d. a more democratic press.

d. a more democratic press.

Priming involves

a. the power of the media to influence how events and issues are interpreted
b. the power of the media to bring public attention to particular issues and problems
c. the tendency to focus news coverage on only one aspect of an event or issue, avoiding coverage of other aspects
d. calling attention to some matters while ignoring others when evaluating political officials

d. calling attention to some matters while ignoring others when evaluating political officials

The 1969 case, Red Lion Broadcasting Company v. FCC, confirmed the FCC's regulation called

a. right of rebuttal.
b. point of contention.
c. fairness dogma.
d. equal time rule.

a. right of rebuttal.

The FCC's fairness doctrine

a. applies only to cable television.
b. is no longer being enforced.
c. is strictly enforced.
d. is enforced only during presidential campaigns.

b. is no longer being enforced.

The Obama administration's labeling of its health care initiative as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, thus defining it as a matter of compassionate responsibility and good economic sense, is an example of

a. agenda setting.
b. framing.
c. selection bias.
d. priming.

b. framing.

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was an attempt to

a. loosen restrictions on media ownership.
b. end the ban on sexual material accessible to minors on the Internet.
c. reduce the level of partisanship in news reporting.
d. provide more federal funding to online news sources.

a. loosen restrictions on media ownership.

The loss of investigative power is a key concern about which of the following media?

a. online news
b. satellite radio shows
c. newspapers
d. television broadcasts

a. online news

When newspapers first emerged, they were motivated primarily by

a. the growth of political parties.
b. the need to provide information to the public.
c. profit seeking.
d. the desire to create an informed citizenry.

c. profit seeking.

When the delivery of news was dominated by only three networks and a handful of national papers, it tended to be ____ than it is today.

a. more ideological
b. more liberal
c. more partisan
d. more moderate

d. more moderate

Which of the following media forms could be considered essentially a headline service?

a. online blogs
b. newspapers
c. online academic journals
d. radio news

d. radio news

Which of the following statements about mass media numbers and ownership is accurate?

a. New ownership patterns have resulted in more variety in traditional media in recent decades.
b. There are fewer radio stations than television stations, though there are fewer newspapers than either.
c. The number of news sources - those doing actual news gathering - has stayed essentially the same in recent decades.
d. Despite reductions in recent years, the number of traditional news-gathering sources operating nationally is actually quite large.

c. The number of news sources - those doing actual news gathering - has stayed essentially the same in recent decades.

_______, such as ESPN and Disney, have prompted questions about whether enough competition exists among traditional media to produce a truly diverse set of views on political matters.

a. Targeted media
b. Media monopolies
c. Exclusive media
d. Cable television media

b. Media monopolies

______ are two popular news aggregators that serve a large number of readers by synthesizing coverage from a variety of sources.

a. Time magazine and Newsweek
b. Google News and Real Clear Politics
c. The New York Times and the Washington Post
d. ABC News and CBS News

b. Google News and Real Clear Politics

______ journalism caters to specialized interests of news consumers.

a. Traditional
b. Niche
c. Citizen
d. Nonprofit

b. Niche

According to the Anagnoson text, all of the following factors are involved in the media's decision not to cover more political and governmental news in California except:

A. Californians are not that interested in political and governmental news
B. The ratings for political and governmental news are lower than other kinds of news such as weather, consumer news and sports coverage.
C. So many news programs cover California political and governmental news that there is little for each station to report.
D. Political and governmental news, except during election campaigns, does not lend itself to sensational coverage.

A. Californians are not that interested in political and governmental news

What is the process called of obtaining ideas, fundraising contributions or soliciting policy support by enlisting on-line a large group of people?

A. direct appeal
B. crowdsourcing
C. web-based business pattern
D. outsourcing

B. crowdsourcing

Many experts see digital media as a catalyst for ________________ the democratic process.

A. threatening
B. enhancing
C. having little effect upon
D. undermining

B. enhancing

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