Question 1

In 2009,NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams announced on the air that the conflict in Afghanistan,though not a declared war,was going to be referred to as such during the NBC broadcasts.This is a prime example of

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A)  narrowcasting.
B)  framing.
C)  media effects.
D)  liberalism.
E)  investigative journalism.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Democrats are more likely than Republicans to listen to National Public Radio.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Tracking polls were first used in

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A)  1936.
B)  1952.
C)  1992.
D)  1996.
E)  2004.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

What are the differences among sources commenting on the record,off the record,on background,and on deep background?

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When it comes to sources commenting on t...

Question 5

If a survey with a margin of error of 4 percent reveals that 50 percent of a sample supports Obama's new health care agenda,then the overall public support for the agenda falls anywhere between 48 and 52 percent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A form of journalism popular in the late nineteenth century that featured pictures,comics,color,and sensationalized,oversimplified news coverage was called

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A)  muckraking.
B)  "populist" journalism.
C)  penny journalism.
D)  blue dog journalism.
E)  yellow journalism.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Local newspapers and broadcast journalists devote resources to covering local senators and representatives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During the 2008 Iowa Caucuses,the major television and cable networks as well as the Associated Press banded together to collect information in an association known as the

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A)  American Election Studies.
B)  National Election Pool.
C)  Press Guild.
D)  United Press Pool.
E)  General Social Survey.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

What are the consequences of media consolidation?

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Media consolidation can have several con...

Question 10

Media consolidation has

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A)  led to fewer owners in the media sphere.
B)  not been allowed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
C)  led networks to refrain from biased coverage.
D)  led to more news and less entertainment.
E)  promoted both monopolies and greater media competition.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

The entire array of organizations through which information is collected and disseminated to the general public is known as mass media.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

America's support of aid to Israel is likely rooted in the influence of religious groups on government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The process through which an individual acquires particular political orientations is most accurately called

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A)  juvenile politicization.
B)  political acclimation.
C)  acquisition.
D)  public opinion.
E)  political socialization.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

How does narrowcasting affect American politics?

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Narrowcasting has had a significant impa...

Question 15

The increase of "talking heads" on news stations opens the door for strong ideological biases.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Supreme Court ruled that the government could not prevent publication of the Pentagon Papers by the New York Times in a case known as

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A)  New York Times Co. v. U.S.
B)  U) S. v. Nixon.
C)  New York Times v. Department of Justice.
D)  U) S. v. New York Times.
E)  New York Times v. Sullivan.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 17

The first president to have a press secretary was

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A)  Franklin D. Roosevelt.
B)  Woodrow Wilson.
C)  John F. Kennedy.
D)  Calvin Coolidge.
E)  Herbert Hoover.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Many American ideals,including hard work and personal responsibility,are rooted in our nation's

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A)  ethnic diversity.
B)  political parties.
C)  belief in pure capitalism.
D)  Protestant heritage.
E)  ideas toward welfare.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

What is the Telecommunications Act of 1996,and what effect did it have on media consolidation?

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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was a...

Question 20

A single company may own up to 45 percent of media in a given market.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Public Opinion and the News Media

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