01 Oct Fake news refers to false stories intended to be read as factual news that are circulated to benefit one candidate or party over another or to generate ad revenue.
Intro to U S Government
Question 1
Fake news refers to false stories intended to be read as factual news that are circulated to benefit one candidate or party over another or to generate ad revenue.
True
False
Question 2Which of the following is a good example of broadcast media outlet?
a newspaper
a subscription magazine
a local television station
the Facebook page of a private individual
Question 3What was the penny press?
online citizen journalists of the early 1990s and 2000s who were motivated by personal passion rather than money
elite newspapers of early America, which included newspapers run by important Founders, including Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin
the ad-heavy news broadcasts of the major three television networks in the 1950s
cheap, tabloid style newspapers produced in the 19th century that expanded access to the news to less affluent readers
Question 4Which of the following best describes the level of ideological bias in the new media overall?
Most sources exhibit a clear liberal bias.
Most sources exhibit a clear conservative bias.
Most sources have been found to be centrist.
Sources with conservative owners are likely to be conservative, and those with liberal owners are likely to be liberal.
Sources tend to change from right-leaning to left-leaning, or vice versa, depending on which party has more power in government at the time.
Question 5In general, FCC regulations apply only to
cable television.
internet websites.
over-the-air broadcast media.
satellite radio.
newspapers and magazines.
Question 6Adversarial journalism refers to
the recent shift in American society away from general-purpose sources of information and toward narrowly focused niche sources.
an era in American history when political parties provided all of the financing for newspapers.
a form of reporting in which the media adopt a skeptical or even hostile posture toward the government and public officials.
a form of reporting in which the media adopt an accepting and friendly posture toward the government and public officials.
the process of preparing the public to take a particular view of an event or political actor.
Question 7The gap in access to the internet due to differences in education, income, age, geographic location, and race/ethnicity is known as
the digital divide.
the digital monopoly.
digital citizenry.
citizen journalism.
Question 8______ is the type of journalism that includes news reporting and political commentary by ordinary citizens and even crisis coverage from eyewitnesses on the scene.
Objective journalism
Individual journalism
Personal journalism
Citizen journalism
Question 9In the United States, freedom of the press is protected by
Article I of the Constitution.
the Declaration of Independence.
the First Amendment of the Constitution.
the Freedom of the Press Act of 1790.
Question 10More than three-fourths of daily print newspapers are owned by
large media conglomerates.
the national government.
small local companies.
private individuals.
the employees who run them.
Question 11The now-defunct rule that required broadcasters to provide time for opposing views when they aired programs on controversial issues was called
the equal time rule.
the fairness doctrine.
the right of rebuttal.
the response rule.
the free speech doctrine.
Question 12Which of the following is the best definition of the media?
print and digital forms of communication that include everything from websites, newspapers, television, and radio
public proclamations by government officials that are made available for publication
the range of beliefs and ideas across the ideological spectrum whose merits are argued and debated
so-called traditional broadcast networks that began as radio stations but evolved into television networks in the 1940s and 50s
Question 13
Digital citizenship requires
a subscription to one or more online newspapers.
high-speed internet access and the skills to use it.
a smartphone.
a social media account, such as Facebook or Twitter.
maintaining a political blog.
Question 14Which of the following best describes Americans’ level of trust in the media today?
Nearly 90 percent of all Americans express high levels of trust in national news organizations.
just 10 percent of all Americans express high levels of trust in national news organizations.
Republicans are more likely than Democrats to think that information from national news organization is very trustworthy.
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to think that information from national news organizations is very trustworthy.
Republicans and Democrats are equally likely to think that information from national news organizations is very trustworthy.
Question 15Public broadcasting outlets that receive partial funding through license fees and government subsides
are prohibited by the Constitution from operating in the United States.
account for less than 5 percent of media market share in the United States.
aaccount for nearly one-third of media market share in the United States.
account for approximately half of media market share in the United States.
account for more than two-thirds of media market share in the United States.
Question 16Which of the following is not a reason that many Americans appear to prefer online news?
the depth of the information available online
the diversity of online viewpoints
the convenience of getting news online
the accuracy and objectivity compared to traditional media outlets
the up-to-the-minute currency of online information
Question 17What is a media monopoly?
nationalized ownership of mass media
a media outlet that is all or mostly funded through public funds
a media outlet, whether print, digital, or on television, exclusively focused on a particular type of news, usually political
the concentration of media ownership by a few large corporations
Question 18____ refers to the power of the media to bring public attention to particular issues and problems.
Selection bias
Partisan politics
Agenda-setting
Media fatigue
Question 19The power of the media to decide how the American people interpret political events and results is called
agenda-setting.
framing.
priming.
selection bias.
confirmation bias.
Question 20Which of the following best describes the relationship that the news media have with big technology companies?
Technology companies have largely stayed separate from the private, for-profit companies that drive news media.
The news media and technology companies each promote news catered to completely different audiences.
Traditional news media rely on ad revenue, while big technology companies are able to promote news without relying on ad revenue.
Big technoloby companies place a higher value on fact-checking and editorial standards than traditional news media have in the past.
Technology companies are increasingly developing or buying major news media companies.
