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Chapter 8: The Media

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Chapter 8: The Media

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8-1 §8.1 source ↗

A local station that broadcasts national network programming is called a(an) ________ station.
  1. a.
    affiliate
  2. b.
    cable
  3. c.
    digital
  4. d.
    network

Answer

A. affiliate

8-3 §8.1 source ↗

A conglomerate is a corporation that ________.
  1. a.
    owns all television news stations in a state
  2. b.
    owns many businesses and media networks
  3. c.
    owns only radio stations
  4. d.
    owns only televisions and newspapers

Answer

B. owns many businesses and media networks

8-5 §8.1 source ↗

How can conglomerates censor information?

Answer

Conglomerates set policies that affect all organizations and networks within the corporation. If Disney refuses to air programming with a certain actor, all stations in the Disney conglomerate might be required to forgo programming with that actor.

8-7 §8.1 source ↗

Why is social media an effective way to spread news and information?

Answer

Social media allow citizens and businesses to quickly forward information and news to large groups of friends and followers.

8-9 §8.2 source ↗

Muckraking occurs when newspapers ________.
  1. a.
    investigate problems in government and business
  2. b.
    investigate actions of celebrities
  3. c.
    print sensational news on the front page to sell papers
  4. d.
    print more editorials and opinion pieces to sell papers

Answer

A. investigate problems in government and business

8-11 §8.2 source ↗

Television news became a regular feature during ________ due to the public’s demand for ________ to explain current events.
  1. a.
    WWI; images and maps
  2. b.
    Great Depression; charts and tables
  3. c.
    WWII; images and maps
  4. d.
    Vietnam War; charts and tables

Answer

C. WWII; images and maps

8-13 §8.2 source ↗

How have modern presidents used television to reach out to citizens?

Answer

The State of the Union address and “rally ’round the flag” speeches help explain policies and offer comfort after crises.

8-15 §8.3 source ↗

In which circumstance would the courts find libel?
  1. a.
    A reporter uses a source that incorrectly states a celebrity is using drugs.
  2. b.
    A columnist writes his opinion about whether an actor is hiding a drug problem.
  3. c.
    A television reporter delivers a story about increased drug use at the local college.
  4. d.
    A reporter writes that local college students are drug dealers but has no sources.

Answer

A. A reporter uses a source that incorrectly states a celebrity is using drugs.

8-17 §8.3 source ↗

The Federal Communications Commission oversees the programming of which entities?
  1. a.
    television
  2. b.
    television and radio
  3. c.
    television, radio, and satellite
  4. d.
    television, radio, satellite, and cable

Answer

D. television, radio, satellite, and cable

8-19 §8.3 source ↗

Why is it a potential problem that the equal-time rule does not apply to candidates’ supporters?

Answer

Supporters can act as advertisements, raise donations, and ask for volunteers to help a campaign.

8-21 §8.4 source ↗

Which of the following is an example of episodic framing?
  1. a.
    a story on drug abuse that interviews addicts and discusses reasons for addiction and government responses to help addicts
  2. b.
    a story on how drug abuse policy has changed since 1984
  3. c.
    a story on candidates’ answers to a drug question in a debate
  4. d.
    a story detailing arguments against needle exchange programs

Answer

A. a story on drug abuse that interviews addicts and discusses reasons for addiction and government responses to help addicts

8-23 §8.4 source ↗

Media coverage of a race tends to ________.
  1. a.
    accurately portray all races equally
  2. b.
    accurately portray White and Black Americans as victims
  3. c.
    overrepresent White people and the elderly as poor
  4. d.
    overrepresent African Americans as poor

Answer

D. overrepresent African Americans as poor

8-25 §8.4 source ↗

Why would inaccurate coverage of race and gender affect policy or elections?

Answer

If we are presented with a reality, it affects the way we vote and the policies we support.

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