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| Partisan watchdogs of the Media, Checking the Accuracy of new stories |
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| The Supreme Court ruled that government could not prevent publication of the pentagon papers by the New York times in a case known as: |
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| Democrats major news source is: |
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| A source at the white house said..."is an example of an attribution based on information obtained |
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| evening news shows on major networks experienced decrease viewership beginning |
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| What is a potential danger of television shows such as The Colbert Report and the Daily Show? |
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| The shows are meant for entertainment and social commentary, not for a substitute for news |
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| had its roots in the ARPANET project |
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| The white house press room, _____ sit(s) closer to the front than other members of media |
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| Targeting media programming at specific populations within society is |
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| led to fewer owners in the media sphere |
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| One of the Earliest blogs, which pioneered spreading newsworthy rumors during the clinton administration, is: |
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| Suppose you are a politition who wants to disseminate a brief statement to reach the public at large, including news media networks. Which of the following is the quickest, easiest and most effective way to receive a near-instant response? |
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| suppose you are a democratic strategist, and you want to issue a statement that will appeal to your democratic base. On which of the following outlets will you MOST likely attempt to issue your statement? |
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| polarization of public opinion |
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| two new media developments that have affected campaings, particularly within the past four years are: |
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| Which of these coutnries is listed amond the twelve countries on the "enemies of the internet" list by reporters without boarders for press freedom? |
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| One of the concerns about the decline of newspapers is |
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The potential demise of objectivity in news
citizens knowledge of political events will suffer
fear about the validity of other sources of news |
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| In 2008, _____ was instrumental in the fundraising success of the 2008 presidential campaing of Barrack Obama |
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| The freedom of the press is a concept rooted in the _____ Amendment of the US Constitution |
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| in 2010 approximately ____ journalists were accredited to sit in congress press gallery |
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| the recent study conducted by annenberg public policy center found that |
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| those who watched The Daily Show regularly know more about current events than non-viewers |
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| how has the internet affected citizen journalism? |
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| the number of citizens journalists has increased in recent years |
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| in writing to a friend, Thomas Jefferson |
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| said he preferred to live with newspapers if need be, in lieu of government |
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| most people get their information about politics from |
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| in covering congress, members of most organizations concentrate of three groups of individuals, including |
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the majority and minority leaders and Speaker of the House
chairs of key committees, particularly those involved in major policy decisions
local members of congress |
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print sources
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| gravel-to-gravel coverage of House and Senate is provide by: |
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| "uncle sams next campaign" was a |
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| political cartoon decrying yellow journalism |
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| according to the text, one dilemma that reporters face is how to deal ethically with |
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| how do some analysts explain media inattention to racial and ethnic minorities, the poor and those who are critical of government and business? |
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The typical journalist is white, male and affluent
there is persuasive bias toward getting a good story in journalism |
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| the rise of Spanish Language TV and news programming is an example of: |
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| All of the following are examples of conservative news commentators except |
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| which of the following is a media effect? |
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| Private ownership of the media in the US |
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is a mixed blessing
increases market pressures that make various networks compete for viewers
is detrimental to diversity in the news |
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| the first president to have a press secretary was |
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| President _____ was the first president to use radio as a medium to connect with the American Public |
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| Have been hurt by an array of factors, some to the point they have shut down. |
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| it is suprising that the framers included freedomon the press in the first amendment because |
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| at the time, newspapers were run by disreputable people |
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| in a 2010 survey of news and broadcast executives, the highest percentage of those surveyed believed that the internet is |
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| lowering journalistic standards |
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| Muckraking journalism is MOST similar to |
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| why is C-SPAN beneficial to democratic government in the US? |
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| C-SPAN makes members of congress even more accountable to citizens |
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| modern tabloids are MOST similar to: |
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| the media is known as the: |
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| In 2009, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams announced on the air that the conflict in Afghanistan, though not a declared war, was going to be referred to as such during the NBC broadcasts. This is a prime example of: |
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| the first penny press paper was called the |
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| Partisan newspapers gave way to |
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| news sources influenced public opinion through a process known as |
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| On a regular basis in 2010, White house Press Secretary Robert Gibbs addressed the media on just a few topics at a time, providing limited opportunity for questions. This normal occurence was known as: |
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