Chapter 7 Post Test
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Universities, think tanks, nonprofit organizations, and private foundations are providing more political analyses and information as ____________________ have cut their budgets and resources.
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traditional news organizations
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____________ journalism caters to specialized interests of news consumers
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Niche
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A classic example of a media leak is
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the \"Pentagon Papers,\" published by the New York Times and the Washington Post.
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According to the textbook, the media's adversarial posture toward government may
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decrease levels of political participation
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The FCC's fairness doctrine
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is no longer being enforced.
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The media have a bias in favor of
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whoever will provide the largest audience.
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was an attempt to do all of the following except
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tighten federal restrictions of media ownership
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When the delivery of news was dominated by only three networks and a handful of national papers, it tended to be _______________ than it is today
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more moderate
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Which of the following is noted by the book's authors as a reason for the recent decline in the American public's trust of the press?
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media concentration
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_______________________ are two popular news aggregators that serve a large number of readers by synthesizing coverage from a variety of sources.
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Google News and the Huffington Post
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Both Facebook and Twitter have contributed to political mobilization and information sharing by creating ________________ where groups of like-minded individuals, or individuals with shared interests, can easily share information.
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virtual social networks
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Even though newspapers are not the primary news source for most Americans, why could they still be considered important?
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They are still influential among the political elite
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____________ are the ultimate beneficiaries of free and active media.
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People
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Howard Stern was fined millions of dollars by the FCC because of his
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use of obscenity and profanity on the air.
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Online media, by representing a wider range of political views than traditional news sources, have created a
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more democratic press
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WikiLeaks published confidential government documents that showed that the ______________ government and press concealed news, including war crimes against civilians and the use of torture by American forces.
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American
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If an idea lacks or loses media appeal, its chance of its resulting in new programs or policies is
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decreased
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The noted benefits of _______________ include a diversity of viewpoints, up to the moment information, and a depth of available information.
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online news
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The Obama administration's labeling of its health care initiative Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, thus defining it as a matter of compassionate responsibility and good economic sense, is an example of
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framing.
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Citizen journalism is a distinguishing feature of ___________ more interactive and participatory.
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digital media, which are
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It is estimated that more than ____________ of Americans have a television set.
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95 percent
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Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have
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accelerated the importance of digital politics by alerting readers to breaking news before the mainstream media do.
