Pol Sci 2010 - Introduction to Government » Fall 2022 » Module 8 Quiz

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Question #1
Media coverage of a race tends to ________.
A.   accurately portray all races equally
B.   overrepresent African Americans as poor
C.   overrepresent White people and the elderly as poor
D.   accurately portray White and Black Americans as victims
Question #2
The new movement toward having everyday people act as journalists and report the news directly on social media or blogs is known as
A.   posting
B.   muckraking
C.   commercial journalism
D.   front-loading
E.   citizen journalism
Question #3
The invention of the radio was important for politics because
A.   it guaranteed that news reporting would be more accurate.
B.   unlike with newspapers, everyone could afford a radio.
C.   politicians could now speak directly to the public without having their ideas filtered through the media.
D.   people were tired of reading newspapers.
E.   it made news reporting less sensationalized.
Question #4
A conglomerate is a corporation that ________.
A.   owns all television news stations in a state
B.   owns only radio stations
C.   owns many businesses and media networks
D.   owns only televisions and newspapers
Question #5
The impact of the deregulation of broadcast journalism by the 1996 Telecommunications Act has been to
A.   increase newspaper circulation.
B.   increase the possibilities of media monopoly.
C.   increase competition in the news media.
D.   increase the quality of news coverage.
E.   free the Internet from unnecessary restrictions.
Question #6
The Federal Communications Commission oversees the programming of which entities?
A.   television, radio, and satellite
B.   television and radio
C.   television
D.   television, radio, satellite, and cable
Question #7
When a news organization decides to report a story on a tornado by focusing on how many are dead versus how many survive, it engages in
A.   agenda setting.
B.   framing.
C.   focusing.
D.   priming.
E.   news management.
Question #8
In engaging in agenda setting, priming, and framing, the news media is
A.   demonstrating liberal bias.
B.   holding politicians accountable.
C.   providing a neutral source of information.
D.   telling the public what to think.
E.   telling the public what to think about.
Question #9
Most politicians like radio and television because these media
A.   none of these
B.   allow politicians to reach a broad audience without the adversarial questions of print reporters.
C.   are inexpensive.
D.   always allow for interaction with audiences.
E.   do not give reporters the opportunity to ask questions.
Question #10
When acting as an agenda setter, the media ________.
A.   decides which issues deserve public attention
B.   reports on corruption in government
C.   brings in advertising revenue for the media corporation
D.   covers presidential campaigns equally

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