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

    A

    1. Cable programming is often ________.
      1. local
      2. national
      3. network
      4. sports
    2. A conglomerate is a corporation that ________.
      1. owns all television news stations in a state
      2. owns many businesses and media networks
      3. owns only radio stations
      4. owns only televisions and newspapers
    Answer

    B

    1. When acting as an agenda setter, the media ________.
      1. decides which issues deserve public attention
      2. covers presidential campaigns equally
      3. reports on corruption in government
      4. brings in advertising revenue for the media corporation
    2. 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.

    1. In what ways is media responsible for promoting the public good?
    2. 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.

    1. Newspapers during the Revolutionary War period tended to ________.
      1. give fake news and sensationalize stories
      2. unite the colonists and provide information about the British
      3. print party propaganda
      4. attack colonial politicians
    2. Muckraking occurs when newspapers ________.
      1. investigate problems in government and business
      2. investigate actions of celebrities
      3. print sensational news on the front page to sell papers
      4. print more editorials and opinion pieces to sell papers
    Answer

    A

    1. Radio quiz shows and comedy shows were most popular in the ________.
      1. 1900s
      2. 1930s
      3. 1970s
      4. 1990s
    2. Television news became a regular feature during ________ due to the public’s demand for ________ to explain current events.
      1. WWI; images and maps
      2. Great Depression; charts and tables
      3. WWII; images and maps
      4. Vietnam War; charts and tables
    Answer

    C

    1. Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats help the president enact his policies?
    2. 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.

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

    A

    1. The Supreme Court determined that the right of the press to print classified material ________.
      1. is obsolete, and the press may never print classified material
      2. is partial, and the press may print classified material only if it does not compromise troops or covert operatives
      3. is complete, and the press may print anything it likes
      4. has not yet been defined
    2. The Federal Communications Commission oversees the programming of which entities?
      1. television
      2. television and radio
      3. television, radio, and satellite
      4. television, radio, satellite, and cable
    Answer

    D

    1. Which of the following is a reasonable exception to the Freedom of Information Act?
      1. medical records for government employees
      2. budget for the Department of Labor
      3. minutes from a president’s cabinet meeting
      4. transcript of meetings between Department of State negotiators and Russian trade negotiators
    2. 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.

    1. Under what circumstances might a journalist be compelled to give up a source?
    2. Which of the following is an example of episodic framing?
      1. a story on drug abuse that interviews addicts and discusses reasons for addiction and government responses to help addicts
      2. a story on how drug abuse policy has changed since 1984
      3. a story on candidates’ answers to a drug question in a debate
      4. a story detailing arguments against needle exchange programs
    Answer

    A

    1. According to research, why might a woman decide not to run for office?
      1. She feels the work is too hard.
      2. She fears her positions will be covered too closely by the press.
      3. She fears the media will criticize her family.
      4. She fears the campaign will be too expensive.
    2. Media coverage of a race tends to ________.
      1. accurately portray all races equally
      2. accurately portray White and Black Americans as victims
      3. overrepresent White people and the elderly as poor
      4. overrepresent African Americans as poor
    Answer

    D

    1. How might framing or priming affect the way a reader or viewer thinks about an issue?
    2. 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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