The news can be defined as

the news media’s version of reality.

Yellow journalism is characterized by

sensational stories without regard to truth.

Which election highlighted many of the problem of the partisan press?

The election of 1800 between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

The partisan function of the media is where it

advocates for a particular viewpoint or interest.

The early partisan press was subsidized by

political parties and politicians.

The Watergate scandal illustrates the

power of media to serve as watchdog to safeguard against abuses of power.

attempts to be fair and communicate facts rather than opinions.

The news media's common-carrier role is based on the idea that

press provide channel political leaders communicate their views to public

The Fairness Doctrine

required broadcasters to be fair.

print, broadcast, cable, & internet orgs are in news-reporting business

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1
When we say that the news media serve as gatekeepers, we mean they decide which stories to report and not report on.
True
False
2
What brought about the gradual decline of the early partisan press (around the end of the19th century)?
none of the above.
Ross Perot.
tulip mania.
technological advances.
3
Republicans are most likely to pay regular attention to
NPR.
CNN
MSNBC.
Fox News.
4
The news can be defined as
the news media’s version of reality.
none of the above
a completely objective depiction of reality.
anything that is not old.
5
Yellow journalism is characterized by
weekly and monthly news.
sensational stories without regard to truth.
the desire to present the news in an objective manner.
unwillingness to take editorial positions bc of fear of losing circulation.
6
Which election highlighted many of the problem of the partisan press?
All these answers are correct.
The election of William Standish
The election of George Washington
The election of 1800 between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
7
The partisan function of the media is where it
trick question bc there is no partisan function, but parisian function.
All of the above, depending on the circumstances.
remains objective.
advocates for a particular viewpoint or interest.
8
Today, giant corporations are not allowed to own media outlets, since this would create a partisan press.
True
False
9
The early partisan press was subsidized by
political parties and politicians.
The Department of Education.
poor, rural farmers.
The entertainment industry.
10
Using terms like "death tax" or "estate tax", "Illegal immigrant" or "undocumented worker" are examples of ______.
poetic license.
objective journalism.
framing.
legal jargon.
11
The news media are also known as the press.
True
False
12
The Watergate scandal illustrates the
inadequacy of the media as a common-carrier to the public.
ability of press to serve as public's representative in political disputes.
futility of media attempts to forecast political events.
power of media to serve as watchdog to safeguard against abuses of power.
13
Objective journalism
attempts to be fair and communicate facts rather than opinions.
seeks to understand rather than to be understood.
tries to understand the objective meaning of Plato's Allegory of the Cave.
none of the above.
14
The term Yellow Journalism comes from a newspaper comic.
True
False
15
The news media's common-carrier role is based on the idea that
various news organizations should interpret news in nearly the same way.
the news will be available to all citizens.
the press should not charge for public service announcements.
press provide channel political leaders communicate their views to public
16
The New York Times brings attention to air pollution, causing public concern. This shows the ____
entertainment
agenda setting
priming
muckraking
17
The Fairness Doctrine
is the basis of our two-party system.
is a made-up term with no meaning for this class.
required broadcasters to be fair.
led to yellow journalism.
18
The first major cable news network is
Fox News
This is a trick question because they all started at the same time
CNN
MSNBC
19
Which media type uses blogs, texting, and online tools to blur the line between news consumer and producer?
Old Media
Fluid Media
Print Media
Social Media
20
The news media
This is a trick question because news reporting is not a business.
are all a socialist cabal.
print, broadcast, cable, & internet orgs are in news-reporting business
does not include internet organizations.

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