MDIA1002_Wk5_T2_2025

Question 1

Pagiotti et al. ('24) found journalists were more interventionist when reporting on foreign news than on domestic issues

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

"Advocacy journalism assigns journalists the role of active interpreters... who ‘speak on behalf’ of certain groups."

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Waisbord means journalists aren't just observers.

Question 3

Dreher (2009) describes political listening as requiring openness, patience, and risk, including the risk of...

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being changed by what one hears.

Question 4

Latent orientalism is subtle & ingrained in the structure of news reporting, often without explicit bias.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which of these is a news value?

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Human interest

Question 6

AFP raided ABC in 2019 because

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the 'Afghan Files' series was based on leaked classified Defence documents.

Question 7

Style-driven interventionism refers to journalists' interpretation, point of view, and call to action.

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False

Question 8

(select the incorrect answer) In journalism, orientalism manifests as a discursive strategy that perpetuates...

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non-western as superior

Question 9

Extinction Rebellion's print 'Not The Sun' was

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a truth-telling spoof of the British tabloid.

Question 10

Which of these is NOT one of the 3 traditional branches of government, often contrasted with media as the fourth estate?

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Bureaucracy

Question 11

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is an international regulatory body promoting ethical journalistic practices.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

Donald Trump's recent social media post is an example of which filter of Noam Chomsky's Propaganda Model?

Accepted Answer

Flak

Question 13

Gatekeeping refers to the process where editors decide which news to publish - filtering information to the public.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Propaganda thrives even in liberal democracies and can be more dangerous than in dictatorships.​

Accepted Answer

True

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