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

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