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Mass Communication Final
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1
Among the major characteristics of dialogic theory in practice are all of the following EXCEPT
mutuality
assurance
empathy
risk
2
The potential for public relations on a massive scale was demonstrated first by
George Creel's Committee on Public Information
William Henry Vanderbuilt's "The public be damned."
George Baer's social paternalism
Elmer Davis' Office of War Information
3
Soft news includes all the following EXCEPT
entertainment and celebrity news
local traffic reports and accident coverage
stories on lifestyle trends and tips
Consumer self-help stories
4
A media kit is a packet provided to news reporters to tell the story in an advantageous way
True
False
5
One problem railroads faced during the late 1800s that was corrected by solid public relations
secretive policies
poor safety records
adversarial government relations
excessively high fares
6
The increase of television channels and Internet sites has led to increased audience
skepticism
unity
fragmentation
diversity
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The dialogic theory of public relations stresses all of the following EXCEPT
honesty and trust in communication
openness as an ideal of the democratic tradition
positive regard for other people and groups
awareness that the audience is a means to a desired end
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What did Ivy Lee advise John D. Rockefeller Jr. to do after the Ludlow Massacre?
deny all wrongdoing
file libel suits against critics
tour the Ludlow area to show his sincere concern
Lay low for three years
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After a massacre at a Colorado mining camp, which PR helped Rockefeller improve his image
Ivy Lee
Edward Bernays
George Creel
P.T. Barnum
10
Watchdog function is the news media role to monitor the performance of government & institution
false
true
11
Who made puffery promotion a high art?
Paul Garrett
Elmer Davis
George Creel
P.T. Barnum
12
Best known for their reporting on a presidential scandal that became known as watergate
Ann Coulter
Carl Berstien
Bob Woodward
Both Bob and Carl
13
A story that may make the evening news one day but not another could be a victim of
tug-o-war
an inverted pyramid
seditious libation
news flow
14
Ivy Lee, encouraged his clients to deal with negative publicity by
spin mastery and releasing counteracting positive stories
stonewalling and refusing to talk with reporters
aggressively denying the problem
telling the truth while putting a human face on their orga..
15
Extravagant claims about one's product or organization are referred to as
advertising
flakking
puffery
public relations
16
An informational story that is being passed on to the media's audience is called a
media blast
news release
media feed
news bulletin
17
The "public"in public relations refers to
the masses reached by the media
any constituency with which an organization relates
anybody not financially or prof. aligned with a company
people who access the general info released by a company
18
Why did the Nigerian terror attacks receive such little attention from American media?
a lack of journalist staffing
a lack of political interest
a lack of casualties
a lack of government support
19
Video news release (VRNs) are controversial because
People may confuse actors with news reporters
they are directed to news agencies to distribute
Not everyone has the ability to watch the releases
Companies are permitted to invent facts
20
Those who decide what news to carry, when to carry it, and how to present it are called
reporters
news hounds
publishers
gatekeepers
21
Who was given a talk show on MSNBC in 2008?
Nancy Grace
Ann Coulter
Katie Courie
Rachel Maddow
22
During the 1800s, social Darwinism was used to justify abuses by
government officials
big businesses
public relations professionals
corporate advertisers
23
A feature of NOT shared by public relations is that
messages are always self-serving
the organization controls the message
messages that reach the audience may been edited by media
Time and space are purchased
24
Public relations can be defined as a tool to
determine employee benefits
create advertising campaigns
establish beneficial relationships
sell products
25
One of the most important features of the dialogic theory of public relations is
certainty
commitment
self-assurance
persistence
26
Which news organization was the first to provide nonstop coverage?
CNN
New York Times
Associated Press
Fox News
27
Public relations is mostly a tool used by
manufacturing
accounting
sales
management
28
Keeping sensitive issues like strike-breaking strategies off the public record is one of
Is NOT Ivy Lee's new ideas about winning public support
Ivy Lee's new ideas about winning public support
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Dialogic theory in public relations is
the witholding of information that is negative to the client
rooted in the belief that the company is always correct
information monologue delivered to the public in a stream
practice in which there is genuine dialogue to negotiate ...
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A key difference between PR and advertising is that PR.
always pays for the placement of its messages
is an upper-level management activity
is always acting in a purely reactive role
controls what the media will do with a message