Media

A poll conducted by JMC Analytics finds that Roy Moore is ahead in the Alabama special election by five percentage points. According to the poll, Moore holds a 48-43 lead.

The excerpt is an example of

• agenda setting

• biased journalism

• horse-race journalism

• partisan reporting

The graph supports which of the following conclusions?

• Americans know less about government and politics than they did thirty years ago

• While fewer people are watching nightly newscasts, there is an increase in the number of people watching cable newscasts

• Americans are watching fewer news reports than they did thirty years again

• The number of people watching the evening news has declined over the past thirty years

Which of the following best describes the impact of new media on the trend shown in the graph?

• Americans are less interested in politics than they were thirty years ago

• Americans have more news sources available to them than they did thirty years ago, and fewer Americans watch the nightly news

• Nightly news shows have always been biased, and Americans are turning to other sources for unbiased news

• There are fewer nightly national newscasts and more local newscasts

The bar chart shows which of the following conclusions?

• Most viewers prefer impartial reporting of political news

• Most Americans believe the news media is biased

• Most newscasts are biased toward a political party

• There has been a loss of trust and confidence in the credibility of news sources

The cartoon refers to which of the following?

• The growth of cable TV programming

• The increasing threat of partisan bias in the news

• Increasing concentration of media sources among fewer providers

• The fusion of news programming with entertainment

The bar chart supports which of the following conclusions?

• White households have a higher percentage of broadband access than any other group

• Those with college degrees are more than twice as likely to have broadband access as those who did not graduate from high school

• Rural Americans are half as likely to have broadband as people living in urban areas

• Hispanic Americans have less access to broadband than any other group

Which of the following statements best describes a direct consequence of the information shown in bar chart?

• Those with higher incomes are more likely to vote than low-income individuals

• Rural Americans are less interested in politics than people who live in cities

• Asian Americans have the highest levels of education of all groups

• Lack of access to technology makes it more difficult for some groups to access political information

In the early years of the republic, newspapers were financially supported by

• Advertising

• Subsidies from political parties and politicians

• Mass circulation

• Religious organizations

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• Gatekeeper

• Scorekeeper

• Watchdog

• Mediator

The _________ is responsible for regulating radio and television broadcasting.

• Federal Commerce Commission

• National Broadcast Commission

• Federal Communications Commission

• Federal Broadcasting Commission